Factors influencing farmers' forestland-use changes over 15 years (2005–2020) in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam

Over the last decades, Vietnam has seen substantial shifts in forest landscape uses and associated livelihoods. We document the livelihood transformations in Nam Dong, a mountainous district of Central Vietnam, where land uses have changed from the utilisation of products from natural forests and shifting cultivation (swidden agriculture) to acacia tree-dominated plantation forestry. Forestry policies (forestland allocation, plantation development agendas), the increase in the economic value of acacia, and household livelihood assets are the primary factors driving these changes. We also found that there are differences in the access to and ownership of forestland with regard to households of different communities and between poor vs wealthy households. Therefore, careful attention needs to be paid to guide future land use policies in the area to foster social and ecological sustainability. HIGHLIGHTS • Major livelihood and forestland-use changes have taken place in central Vietnam over the last two decades. • There has been widespread conversion of forestland (degraded natural forests, swidden land) and cropland to acacia plantations. • Household-scale forestland use changes were primarily driven by forestry policies, the market for woodchips, and land resource access. • There is inequality in access to and ownership of forestland between poor and wealthier households in the mountain district of Vietnam. • Cases of illegal forestland conversions pose challenges to ensuring sustainable forest landscapes

Anaerococcus marasmi sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human gut microbiota

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Demand and willingness to pay for different treatment and care services among patients with heart diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam

10.2147/PPA.S176262Patient Preference and Adherence122253-226

Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam

Brucellosis is a collective term for infections caused by small Gram-negative coccobacilli belonging to genus Brucella. This genus incorporates the well-described animal pathogens Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, Brucella ovis, Brucella suis, and Brucella canis, which are associated with disease in goats, cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs, respectively. Brucella are facultative intracellular pathogens, and are sequestered by monocytes and macrophages, spreading throughout the body to the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow [1]. These pathogens are synonymous with an aggressive disease syndrome in animals causing abortion, stillbirth, and the delivery of weak offspring. The organisms replicate to high concentrations in the affected tissues and are transmitted through contact with the placenta, foetus, foetal fluids, and vaginal discharge. Notably, goats can shed B. melitensis in vaginal discharge for up to 3 months after abortion and organisms can be shed in milk for the lifetime of an infected animalLa brucelosis es un término colectivo para las infecciones causadas por pequeños coccobacilos Gram-negativos pertenecientes al género Brucella. Este género incorpora los patógenos animales bien descritos Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus, Brucella ovis, Brucella suis y Brucella canis, que se asocian con enfermedades en cabras, vacas, ovejas, cerdos y perros, respectivamente. Las Brucella son patógenos intracelulares facultativos, y son secuestrados por monocitos y macrófagos, extendiéndose por todo el cuerpo hasta el hígado, el bazo, los ganglios linfáticos y la médula ósea [1]. Estos patógenos son sinónimos de un síndrome de enfermedad agresiva en los animales que causa aborto, mortinato y el nacimiento de una descendencia débil. Los organismos se replican en altas concentraciones en los tejidos afectados y se transmiten a través del contacto con la placenta, el feto, los fluidos fetales y el flujo vaginal. Notablemente, las cabras pueden derramar B. melitensis en el flujo vaginal hasta 3 meses después del aborto y los organismos pueden ser derramados en la leche durante toda la vida de un animal infectado.Universidad Nacional, Costa RicaEscuela de Medicina Veterinari

Human Brucella melitensis infections in southern Vietnam

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