European Journal of Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 611-612

Cystic echinococcosis in unaccompanied minor refugees from Afghanistan and the Middle East to Germany, July 2016 through June 2017 (Letter)

Richter J.* , Esmann L. , Lindner A.K. , Trebesch I. , Equihua-Martinez G. , Niebank M. , Georgi S. , Schürmann D. , Pfäfflin F. , Pasić M. , Gertler M.
  • a Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • b Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • c Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • d Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • e Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • f Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • g Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • h Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • i Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • j German Heart Center Berlin and DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • k Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is not covered by current refugee screening protocols. After we had detected CE among several refugees attending our clinic from Afghanistan and the Middle East, serological examinations for CE were performed for apparently healthy unaccompanied minor refugees from these regions. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.

Author Keywords

Cystic echinococcosis Echinococcus granulosus Iraq Refugees Lebanon Afghanistan Syria Middle East

Index Keywords

Child, Abandoned Strongyloidiasis Afghanistan Germany refugee mass screening Letter human Refugees Middle East splenomegaly antiparasitic agent giardiasis abandoned child Minors ethnology Humans Ascariasis Adolescent male echinococcosis female lung hydatid cyst echography prevalence hymenolepiasis minor (person) trichuriasis thorax radiography Echinococcus granulosus antihelminthic therapy Echinococcus multilocularis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10654-019-00492-8
ISSN: 03932990
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English