Projects

The study aims to characterize the viral etiology of clinical cases of HFMD, presenting at health facilities in Medan and Denpasar.

Health in the Backyard was an interactive media project using digital storytelling methods to explore the attitudes and perceptions of risk of communities involved in animal husbandry.

Enhance the communication capacity of healthcare workers to improve care and health outcome of patients and communities.

This double-blinded randomised controlled Phase III trial aims to determine if high dose rifampicin is safe and improves 6-month survival compared to standard of care for patients with Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM).

In this hospital surveillance of baumannii infections, we characterised the clinical features and risk factors associated with A. baumannii-infected patients.

The main goal of this study was to understand how policy stakeholders in Viet Nam used scientific evidence to inform health policies and decision making, and then to determine where there are opportunities for the scientific community (and OUCRU specifically) to better engage with policy makers to facilitate that process.

Streptococcus suis is an important bacterial pathogen in pigs and also an agent of emerging severe diseases in humans. The project aims to construct a virulence gene database for S. suis which could be applied to screen for the prevalence of those potential virulence genes in the genome of S. suis strains and suggest potential virulence genes involved in the pathogenicity in humans.

Streptococcus suis is an important bacterial pathogen in pigs and also an agent of emerging severe diseases in humans. The project aims to construct a virulence gene database for S. suis which could be applied to screen for the prevalence of those potential virulence genes in the genome of S. suis strains and suggest potential virulence genes involved in the pathogenicity in humans.

The IND-IMOVA Study investigates the immune responses to Mpox natural infection and to the Mpox vaccine. The goal is to improve vaccination strategies and understand the factors influencing immunity in vaccinated individuals and those who have contracted the virus.

This project aims to fill some important existing gaps in knowledge about the immunogenicity of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnamese healthcare workers and the adverse events that might arise within 48 hours after vaccination.

This is a randomised controlled trial evaluating azithromycin versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of pediatric dysentery.

This project aims to identify perceptions and physical factors influencing health-seeking behaviours in response to fever among people living in isolated and impoverished areas.