High Prevalence and Presumptive Treatment of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis among African Refugees | Zendy

Drew L. Posey | Zendy; Brian G. Blackburn | Zendy; Michelle Weinberg | Zendy; Elaine W. Flagg | Zendy; Luis Ortega | Zendy; M Wilson | Zendy; W. E. Secor | Zendy; Kolby A. Sanders-Lewis | Zendy; Kimberly Y. Won | Zendy; James H. Maguire | Zendy

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High Prevalence and Presumptive Treatment of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis among African Refugees

Author(s) -

Drew L. Posey,

Brian G. Blackburn,

Michelle Weinberg,

Elaine W. Flagg,

Luis Ortega,

M Wilson,

W. E. Secor,

Kolby A. Sanders-Lewis,

Kimberly Y. Won,

James H. Maguire

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/522529

Subject(s) - medicine , refugee , somali , schistosomiasis , strongyloidiasis , helminthiasis , epidemiology , environmental health , immunology , pediatrics , demography , helminths , geography , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , sociology

Schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis cause substantial morbidity and mortality among hundreds of millions of infected persons worldwide. In the United States, these infections are most commonly found among international travelers, immigrants, and refugees from areas of endemicity. Refugees resettled to the United States since 2000 include >3800 "Lost Boys and Girls" of Sudan and 8000 Somali Bantu. Many Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan reported chronic abdominal pain only since arrival, and some received diagnoses of schistosomiasis or strongyloidiasis. We assessed seroprevalence of these infections among these refugees and hypothesized an association between infection and abdominal pain.

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