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ReviewBioMed research international2017

Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Migrants in Apulia, a Region of Southern Italy, in the Years 2006-2016.

Gaetano Brindicci, Carmen Rita Santoro, Vittoriana De Laurentiis, Carmen Capolongo, Maria Elena Solarino, Roberta Papagni, Emanuela Ciracì, Pietro Gatti, Daniela Loconsole, Rosa Monno and 3 more

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Review in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gaetano BrindicciClinic of Infectious Diseases, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7163-7437
Carmen Rita SantoroClinic of Infectious Diseases, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Vittoriana De LaurentiisOperative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Carmen CapolongoOperative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Maria Elena SolarinoOperative Unit of Radiodiagnostic, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy.
Roberta PapagniClinic of Infectious Diseases, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Emanuela CiracìInternal Medicine Unit, Ostuni Hospital, Ostuni, Italy.
Pietro GattiInternal Medicine Unit, Ostuni Hospital, Ostuni, Italy.
Daniela LoconsoleDepartment of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Rosa MonnoOperative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Laura MonnoClinic of Infectious Diseases, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Giuseppe MiragliottaOperative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Gioacchino AngaranoClinic of Infectious Diseases, Hospital-University Polyclinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITOspedale Civile di Venezia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is the most prevalent tropical disease in the world after malaria. According to the World Health Organization, the disease afflicts more than 240 million people in about 80 countries. Recently, an epidemiological surveillance study performed between 1997 and 2010 by the European Network for Tropical Medicine and Health Travel regarding schistosomiasis between immigrants and travelers has been published. No data are available in the literature regarding the situation in South Italy. Herein, we report the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a population of migrants in Apulia referring to our outpatient clinic for immigrant diseases in the period 2006-2016. Since all cases of schistosomiasis were related to the last three years of observation, the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population were compared before and after 2014. Nearly 51% of all patients visited (1762) were from high/moderate endemic countries for schistosomiasis, and nine cases of urinary schistosomiasis were diagnosed. Prevalence was 1% among migrants from endemic areas and 10% in those from Mali and Senegal. Our findings confirm that schistosomiasis is a widespread infection among immigrants, even if it is often underdiagnosed because of the multifaceted clinical presentation. Changes in migratory dynamics can affect clinical observations very quickly.

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Human MigrationAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsFemaleHumansItalyMaleMaliMiddle AgedSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosomiasis haematobiaSenegalTransients and MigrantsTravel

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