Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1769-1772

Screening practices for infectious diseases among burmese refugees in Australia (Article) (Open Access)

Chaves N.J. , Gibney K.B. , Leder K. , O'Brien D.P. , Marshall C. , Biggs B.-A.*
  • a Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  • b Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  • c Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • d Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia, Médecins Sans Frontières Holland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • e Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  • f Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

Abstract

Increasing numbers of refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are resettling in Western countries. We performed a retrospective study of 156 Burmese refugees at an Australian teaching hospital. Of those tested, Helicobacter pylori infection affected 80%, latent tuberculosis 70%, vitamin D deficiency 37%, and strongyloidiasis 26%. Treating these diseases can prevent long-term illness.

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medical record review Strongyloidiasis refugee Australia mass screening long term care human Refugees middle aged Cohort Studies Aged Victoria screening Young Adult Humans Adolescent male latent tuberculosis female Aged, 80 and over tuberculosis Helicobacter infection Myanmar teaching hospital Communicable Diseases, Emerging vitamin D deficiency Article Retrospective Studies major clinical study adult Helicobacter Infections Hepatitis B, Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection retrospective study Parasitic Diseases
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350452975&doi=10.3201%2feid1511.090777&partnerID=40&md5=cd6b715d139faa2a766f3ed24872889b
DOI: 10.3201/eid1511.090777
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English