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Spectrum of Illness in International Migrants Seen at GeoSentinel Clinics in 1997-2009, Part 2: Migrants Resettled Internationally and Evaluated for Specific Health Concerns

McCarthy, Anne E. ; Weld, Leisa H. ; Barnett, Elizabeth D. ; So, Heidi ; Coyle, Christina ; Greenaway, Christina ; Stauffer, William ; Leder, Karin ; Lopez-Velez, Rogelio ; Gautret, Phillipe ; Castelli, Francesco ; Jenks, Nancy ; Walker, Patricia F. ; Loutan, Louis ; Cetron, Martin

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013, vol. 56, no. 7, p. 925-933

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    Titre
    • Spectrum of Illness in International Migrants Seen at GeoSentinel Clinics in 1997-2009, Part 2: Migrants Resettled Internationally and Evaluated for Specific Health Concerns
    Auteur
    • McCarthy, Anne E.. Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa
    • Weld, Leisa H.. International Society of Travel Medicine/GeoSentinel Statistician Consultant, Victoria, British Columbia
    • Barnett, Elizabeth D.. Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center and Boston University, Massachusetts
    • So, Heidi. Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa
    • Coyle, Christina. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx
    • Greenaway, Christina. Division of Infectious Diseases, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
    • Stauffer, William. HealthPartners, Center for International Health and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
    • Leder, Karin. Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    • Lopez-Velez, Rogelio. Tropical Medicine and Clinical Parasitology, Infectious Disease Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain
    • Gautret, Phillipe. Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Nord, AP-HM, Marseille, France
    • Castelli, Francesco. Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy
    • Jenks, Nancy. Peekskill Area Health Center, Peekskill, New York
    • Walker, Patricia F.. HealthPartners, Center for International Health and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
    • Loutan, Louis. Departments of International and Humanitarian Medicine
    • Cetron, Martin. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013, vol. 56, no. 7, p. 925-933. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:293533
    Summary
    Of 7629 migrants, one third were infected with tuberculosis (22% active, 10% latent), one quarter with a variety of parasites (malaria 7%, schistosomes 6%, Strongyloides 5%, miscellaneous 5%), and 17% with chronic viral hepatitis (12% hepatitis B, 5% hepatitis C)