ArticleInternational journal of public health2018
Spectrum of infectious diseases among newly arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.
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- Global prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections among institutionalized populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Hepatitis C Among Migrants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for hepatitis B and C screening among migrants in the EU/EEA region.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Diagnosis of Human Trematode Infections.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Prevention, testing, and treatment interventions for hepatitis B and C in refugee populations: results of a scoping review.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Spectrum of Helminth Infections in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe: A Literature Review.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Review
- Communicable Diseases Prevalence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Infectious disease reports · 2023Review
- Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Area of exposure and treatment challenges of malaria in Eritrean migrants: a GeoSentinel analysis.Malaria journal · 2018Article
- Public health response to large influx of asylum seekers: implementation and timing of infectious disease screening.BMC public health · 2018Article
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- Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among asylum seekers.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2018Article
- Delivering multi-disease screening to migrants for latent TB and blood-borne viruses in an emergency department setting: A feasibility study.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
objectivesOur study aimed at determining the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, asymptomatic Eritrean migrants aged ≥16 years who arrived <24 months ago were recruited at refugee centres in Switzerland. Infectious disease screening included serology for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and schistosomiasis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for malaria, stool microscopy for helminths and intestinal protozoa and circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) testing in urine for schistosomiasis.
resultsAmong 107 participating Eritrean refugees, point-of-care CCA urine test for Schistosoma mansoni was positive in 43 patients (40.2%; 95% CI 31.9-49.5). Stool microscopy detected eggs of S. mansoni in 23 (21.5%; 95% CI 13.7-29.3), Hymenolepis nana in 11 (10.3%; 95% CI 4.5-16.0), and cysts of Giardia intestinalis in 7 participants (6.5%: 95% CI 1.9-11.2). Two tested positive for hepatitis B (1.9%; 95% CI 0.0-4.4) and one for syphilis (0.9%; 95% CI 0.0-2.8), none tested positive for HIV or hepatitis C. Malaria PCR was positive in six participants (5.6%; 95% CI: 1.2-9.9).
conclusionsGiven the high prevalence of S. mansoni infection and potentially severe long-term sequelae of untreated schistosomiasis, routine screening for schistosomiasis in refugees from Schistosoma-endemic regions should be recommended.
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