Department of Parasitology, Institute for Veterinary Research and Development of central Vietnam, was established in 1977. After 45 years of development, the Department has increasingly affirmed its positions and roles in the overall development of the Institute

Functions and tasks

Conducting scientific research on parasitic diseases in veterinary, including parasitic diseases in aquatic animals and zoonotic diseases.

Training human resources on veterinary.

Research capacity

Parasitic diseases in animals such as: fascioliasis, fascioliasis, tapeworm disease; blood parasitic diseases, roundworm diseases, parasitic protozoan diseases, fungal diseases and parasitic diseases on aquatic animals.

Training

Staffs at the Department have supervised 4 PhD students and 11 Master students and multiple undergraduate students for Nha Trang University, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry and Tay Nguyen University.

Projects (last 10 years):

  1. Epidemiology, prevention and treatment of some zoonotic diseases (Hepatic fluke, Neospora)
  2. Research on the causes of diarrhea syndrome in calves in some provinces of the South Central – Central Highlands and develop preventive measures.
  3. Investigation of tapeworm infection of ruminants in a coastal province of South Central – Central Highlands and development of control measures.
  4. Investigate the status of Cryptosporidium spp infection in pigs in some provinces in the South Central and Central Highlands, and propose preventive measures.
  5. Investigate the status of blood parasite infection and apply appropriate preventive measures for cows in some provinces of the South Central and Central Highlands.
  6. Characteristics of calf coccidiosis in some provinces of South Central – Central Highlands and prevention measures.
  7. Organize, implement and apply appropriate disease control procedures to ensure the safety of livestock in the livestock development model in Nghe An, Quang Tri, Binh Dinh and Ninh Thuan.
  8. Respiratory and digestive diseases caused by bacteria and parasites in goats and sheep raised in the central region and develop preventive measures.
  9. Haemonchus contortus infection in ruminant cattle in the South Central and Central Highlands provinces and prevention measures
  10. Epidemiology, prevention and treatment of tapeworms of ruminant cattle (cow, goat, sheep) in some provinces of South Central and Central Highlands.
  11. Leucocytozoon protozoon infection in chicken flocks in Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh
  12. Epidemiology of Gnathostoma worm disease in humans and animals in the Southern provinces and develop preventive measures
  13. Epidemiology of Histomonas protozoan in chickens raised in some southern provinces and propose preventive measures.
  14. Epidemiology of the fluke Opisthorchis spp. parasites on livestock in the South Central Coast region and proposed prevention measures.
  15. Biology and epidemiology of fluke diseases in ducks in some South Central provinces and propose preventive measures.
  16. Genomic characteristics and risk factors of Giardia protozoa in cattle in central Vietnam.
  17. Isolation and identification of skin fungus in goats, rabbits, dogs and making antifungal drugs, develop prevention and treatment procedures.

Science and Technology Awards

Vietnam Science and Technology Innovation First Prize 2019 (Vifotec Prize); The work was published in the 2020 Vietnam Innovation Gold Book “Diagnostic process and procedure for prevention and treatment of reproductive fluke disease in ducks” and won 1 first prize and 2 third prizes at the Science and Technology Innovation Contest in Khanh Hoa province.

Papers in National Journals

  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Thi Sam, Le Duc Quyet, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Situation of infection with bovine liver flukes and their larvae in intermediate hosts in some South Central provinces. Veterinary science and technology. Volume XVI. No. 5. 2009.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Thi Sam, Le Duc Quyet, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Study on some epidemiological characteristics of fascioliasis in buffaloes and cows in the south central region and propose preventive measures. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Thi Sam, Truong Hoang Phuong. Determination of morphology, structure and molecular characteristics of small liver flukes causing disease in ducks in Binh Dinh province. Full text report – 43rd National Parasite Society
  • Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Huu Hung. “The morphology of Gnathostoma spp isolated from natural hosts in the southern provinces” Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, Volume XX, No. 14 (2013), 45-49.
  • Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Duc Tan, Huynh Vu Vy, Duong Van Quy Binh, Nguyen Huu Hung. Identification of Gnathostoma species causing disease in dogs in some southern provinces by molecular markers using nuclear genome ITS-2. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, No. 4. 2013.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Duong Van Quy Binh, Nguyen Huu Hung. Morphological characteristics of adult worms and larvae of Gnathostoma spp. parasitic on animals in some southern provinces. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, No. 4. 2013
  • Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Thi Sam, Nguyen Huu Hung. Identification of Gnathostoma stage 3 larvae collected on snakehead fish, eels and frogs in some southern provinces by molecular biology method. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 5. 2014.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Huu Hung and Nguyen Huu Nam. Some pathological features of Gnathostoma in experimentally infected dogs. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 10. 2014.
  • Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Huu Hung. Study on the life cycle of Gnathostoma spinigerum in dogs in the southern provinces. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 20. 2014.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Thi Sam, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Huu Hung. “Identification of 3rd stage larvae of Gnathostoma sp collected on snakehead fish, eels and frogs in some southern provinces by molecular biology method” Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014, 5,48-54.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Le Duc Quyet, Le Hua Ngoc Luc, Huynh Vu Vy. “The situation of protozoan infection of Histomonas meleagridis in chickens in some southern provinces.” Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014, 7,93-96.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Huu Hung and Nguyen Huu Nam. “Some characteristics of Gnathostoma disease in experimentally infected dogs”. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014, 10.56-60.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Le Duc Quyet, Le Hua Ngoc Luc, Dau The Nam, Huynh Vu Vy “Some clinical features and lesions of the disease caused by the protozoan Histomonas meleagridis in chickens raised in some southern provinces and effective outcome of the treatment regimen”. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2015, 6.61-66.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Nguyen Thi Sam and Truong Hoang Phuong. “Some clinical characteristics and diagnostic results of fascioliasis in ducks” Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 1-2016 (pp. 95-99).
  • Nguyen Thi Sam, Nguyen Duc Tan, Yasuhiro Fukuda, Le Duc Quyet, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc, Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Quoc Hieu. Detection of group E genotype of Giardia duodenalis in veal calves in Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa provinces by PCR and sequencing. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. Volume XXIII No. 6. 2016.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Truong Hoang Phuong. Developmental stages of small liver fluke eggs and larvae (Opisthorchis parageminus) in the environment and in the intermediate host. Veterinary Science and Technology, XXIV(3), 58-63. 2017.
  • Nguyen Thi Sam, Nguyen Duc Tan, Dao Thi Ha Thanh, Le Duc Quyet, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc, Huynh Vu Vy. Study on infection and risk factors for Gaiardia Duodenalis infection in cattle in some central provinces. Veterinary Science and Technology, Volume XXIV, No. 7-2017.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Truong Hoang Phuong. Morphological characteristics and mitochondrial gene sequences of the small liver fluke (Opisthorchis parageminus) in ducks reared in Binh Dinh Province. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Issue 15 – 2017, pp. 92 – 97.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Situation of reproductive fluke infection in ducks in some South Central provinces. Veterinary Science and Technology, Volume XXV, No. 3, 2018.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Research on the composition of reproductive fluke species (Prosthogonimus) causing disease in ducks in some South Central provinces. Journal of Malaria and Parasites Prevention No. 2 (104)/2018. 2
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Study on reproductive fluke life cycle (PROSTHOGONIMUS SP.) causing disease in ducks in Vietnam. Journal of Malaria and Parasites Prevention No. 2 (104)/2018.
  • Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Study on the development of reproductive fluke larvae of ducks in an intermediate host (dragonfly larvae). Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 22, 83-87/2018.
  • Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Studying the developmental stages of the reproductive fluke larvae of ducks in the environment and in the intermediate host (freshwater snail). Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. Volume XXVI, No. 2, 74-79; 2019.
  • Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc. Research on the prevention and treatment of reproductive fluke disease in ducks. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. Episode XXVI, No. 2, 80-87, 2019
  • Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Le Hua Ngoc Luc Research the developmental stages of reproductive flukes in ducks. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, No. 7, Part I, 49-54/2019.

Papers in International journals

  1. Nguyen, S.T., Fukuda, Y.,Tada, C., Huynh, V.V., Nguyen, D.T., Nakai, Y. “Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in ostriches (Struthio camelus) on a farm in central Vietnam”. Experimental Parasitology (2013) 133: 8-11
  2. Duc Tan Nguyen, Ivana Bilic, Barbara Jaskulska, Michael Hess, Duc Quyet Le, Luc Ngoc Le Hua, Vu Vy Huynh, Sam Thi Nguyen, and Hung Vu-Khac “Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Histomonas meleagridis in Chickens in Vietnam” Avian Diseases 59(2):309-314. 2015.
  3. Nguyen Thi Sam, Fukuda Yasuhiro, Nguyen Duc Tan, Tada Chika, Nakai Yutaka. “Prevalence and first genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in beef calves in Vietnam”. Tropical Animal  Health and Production. 2016 Apr;48(4):837-41. doi: 10.1007/s11250-016-1013-x. Epub 2016 Feb 27.
  4. Sam Thi Nguyen, Nguyen Duc Tan, Le Duc Quyet, Le Hua Ngoc Luc, Nguyen Van Thoai, Honma Hajime , Nakai Yutaka: Prevalence and first genetic identification of Cryptosporidium spp. in cattle in central Viet Nam. Veterinary Parasitology 150: 357-361. 2007.
  5. Nguyen Sam, Amer Said, Ichikawa M , Itagaki Tadashi, Fukuda Yasuhiro , Nakai Yutaka: Molecular identification of Fasciola spp. (Digenea: Platyhelminthes) in cattle from Vietnam. Parasite 19: 85-89. 2012
  6. Sam Thi Nguyen, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nguyen Van Thoai, Huynh Vu Vy, Le Duc Quyet, Fukuda Yasuhiro, Nakai Yutaka. Prevalence of Fasciola in cattle and of its intermediate host Lymnaea snails in central Vietnam.  Tropical Animal Health and Production 44: 1847-1853. 2012
  7. Sam Thi Nguyen, Fukuda Yasuhiro ,Tada Chika, Sato Rintaro, Duong Binh, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nakai Yutaka. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in native beef calves in central Vietnam.  Parasitology Research 111: 1817-1820. 2012.
  8. Sam Thi Nguyen, Honma Hajime , Geurden Thomas, Ikarashi Makoto, Fukuda Yasuhiro , Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nakai Yutaka. Prevalence and risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium oocyst shedding in pigs in central Vietnam. Research in Veterinary Science 93: 848-852. 2012.
  9. Sam Thi Nguyen, Fukuda Yasuhiro ,Tada Chika, Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nakai Yutaka. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in ostriches (Struthio camelus) on a farm in central Vietnam.  Experimental Parasitology 133: 8-11. 2013.
  10. Sam Thi Nguyen, Fukuda Yasuhiro , Tada Chika, Sato Rintaro, Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Duc Tan, Nakai Yutaka. Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium in pigs in central Vietnam. Parasitology Research 112: 187-192. 2013.
  11. Nguyen Duc Tan, Le Duc Quyet, Huynh Vu Vy, Nguyen Sam Thi, Nguyen Van Thoai, Vu-Khac Hung. The development of PCR methodology for the identification of species of the tapeworm Moniezia from cattle, goats and sheep in central Vietnam.  The Journal of Helminthology 86: 426–429. 2012.

 

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