Chicken could be a self-sustaining reservoir of Streptococcus suis (S. suis) to human and pigs in contact, according to a study recently been published in the Zoonoses and Public Health journal. This organism is well-known as a global pathogen of pigs as well as an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes severe human diseases. The study,…
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A recent study, led by Juan Carrique-Mas (ViParc Principal Investigator) has estimated annual quantities of antimicrobials used in animals and humans in Vietnam. Using a range of different data sources, the study concluded that in 2015 a total of 3,838 tones of antimicrobials were used in Vietnam, of which 2,751 tones (71.7%) corresponded to animal…
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A new study led by Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung (ViParc’s veterinary researcher) investigating the retail price of antimicrobial products used in small scale chicken farms has recently been published. The study is the first pricing study on antimicrobial agents from a low- and middle-income countries. The prices of 214 different antimicrobial-containing products used in 191…
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A recent study investigating pathogens affecting chicken flocks has recently been published in the Poultry Science journal. The study, led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van (ViParc research assistant of ViParc), investigated 61 diseased small-scale flocks and a total of 122 chickens. The team investigated a total of 5 bacteria, 4 viruses and the presence…
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On 22 November the 3rd Annual ViParc Meeting was held at Pho Sen Hotel in Cao Lanh (Dong Thap). The meeting was attended by veterinarians affiliated to the Sub-Department of Animal Health and Production, including the District Veterinary Authority and ViParc OUCRU researchers. In this meeting a large number of results were presenting ranging from…
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A new ViParc study has been recently published in the Antibiotics journal here. The study, entitled ‘Veterinary drug shops as main sources of supply and advice on antimicrobials for animal use in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam’, has been led by veterinary researcher Doan Hoang Phu. It includes research on all 93 veterinary drug shops…
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Ha Noi City, Vietnam, 7-8 October 2019 ViParc researchers recently presented their work at the ‘One Health antimicrobial resistance research coordinating workshop’, held in Ha Noi from 7-8 October 2019. The workshop, organized by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR), aimed…
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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, September 27th 2019 Two ViParc researchers, Juan J Carrique-Mas (principal investigator) and Nguyen Van Cuong (project co-ordinator) presented data on antimicrobial use and AMR in poultry production as part of the event ‘Production, Nutrition and Management’ – Mitigating AMR in poultry production’ organized by EW Nutrition and held on the 27…
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ViParc researchers have recently published a study on the quality and labelling of antimicrobials used in chicken farming in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The study, lead by laboratory scientist Ms. Yen Nguyen Thi Phuong, tested the 20 most used antimicrobial products among a large cohort of chicken farmers that had previously been enrolled in…
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A new study carried out by the ViParc team at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit has characterised the health hazards associated with the consumption of shrimps in Ho Chi Minh City. The study, led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Yen (ViParc laboratory scientist) investigated 40 different shrimp batches purchased across street markets and supermarkets, consisting…
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