Open AccessEosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
Author(s) -
Prenilla Naidu,
Stephanie K. Yanow,
Kinga KowalewskaGrochowska
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2013/290814
Subject(s) - strongyloidiasis , eosinophilia , strongyloides stercoralis , medicine , strongyloides , asymptomatic , seroprevalence , population , subclinical infection , immunology , pediatrics , helminths , environmental health , serology , antibody
Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years.
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