Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume 40, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 75-76

Parasitic screening of a refugee population in Illinois (Article)

Peterson M.H. , Konczyk M.R. , Ambrosino K. , Carpenter D.F. , Wilhelm J. , Kocka F.E.*
  • a Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • b Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • c Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • d Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States
  • e Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago IL 60612, United States
  • f Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States

Abstract

In a one year period in Illinois, 4,695 stool specimens from refugees for parasitologic screening and 733 diarrheal specimens from non-refugees were tested by routine ova and parasite examination- concentration and permanent stained smear. Patients infected with pathogens were as follows: African group (48.9%), Middle Eastern group (56.5%), Southeast Asian group (48.9%), Eastern European group (46.6%), Hispanic group (38.0%) and non-refugee group (20.7%). The study showed differences between the various groups of refugees and the non-refugee group. The need for routine screening of this population was clearly shown. © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.

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Index Keywords

Illinois Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic priority journal geographic distribution parasitosis refugee mass screening diarrhea population risk Article parasite identification United States human Humans Refugees Feces feces analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00244-9
ISSN: 07328893
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English