| Literature DB >> 28560535 |
Anna Beltrame1, Dora Buonfrate2, Federico Gobbi2, Andrea Angheben2, Valentina Marchese2, Geraldo Badona Monteiro2, Zeno Bisoffi2.
Abstract
The prevalence of schistosomiasis among recent refugees from sub-Saharan Africa in Italy is unknown. This is a retrospective review of African immigrants screened at Centre for Tropical Diseases of Negrar from March 2014 to February 2016. Of the 373 immigrants tested, 34% were positive at least at one schistosomiasis test. The proportion of positive ELISA serology was 103/373 (27.6%). At microscopy, infected subjects were 65/373 (17.4%), (51% Schistosoma haematobium, 38% Schistosoma mansoni, 11% both). CCA antigen for S. mansoni was positive in 47/373 individuals (12.6%). We found a particularly high positivity rate in subjects from Mali (72.1%) and Ivory Coast (48%). This "hidden epidemic" of schistosomiasis cannot be longer neglected, considering the risk of severe complications, and the effective and inexpensive treatment available.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Europe; Immigrants; Infectious diseases screening; Refugees; Schistosomiasis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28560535 DOI： 10.1007/s10654-017-0259-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Epidemiol ISSN： 0393-2990 Impact factor: 8.082