Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and risk factor analysis in flood-prone rural areas in Lao PDR.

Exposure to Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus, New York, USA

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Cost-Effectiveness of Rural Incentive Packages for Graduating Medical Students in Lao PDR

Background The dearth of health workers in rural settings in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and other developing countries limits healthcare access and outcomes. In evaluating non-wage financial incentive packages as a potential policy option to attract health workers to rural settings, understanding the expected costs and effects of the various programs ex antecan assist policy-makers ...

Seroprevalence of major bovine-associated zoonotic infectious diseases in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Bovine-associated zoonotic infectious diseases pose a significant threat to human health in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). In all, 905 cattle and buffalo serum samples collected in northern Lao PDR in 2006 were used to determine seroprevalence of five major bovine zoonotic infectious diseases that included Taenia saginata cysticercosis, bovine tuberculosis, Q-fever, bovine bruc...

Mapping the flood-prone areas for developing a flood risk management system in the northeast of Iran

Risk Factors of Epilepsy in Rural Lao Pdr

The objective of this study was to assess the major etiologic categories of epilepsy in a rural district of the Lao PDR. Thirty-one newly identified patients with confirmed active epilepsy were compared with 124 controls, matched for gender, age and village residence. Risk factors for epilepsy were investigated with particular focus on cysticercosis serology. A history of head trauma (OR=4.7, p...