Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 25, 2018, Pages 65-76

Infectious disease profiles of Syrian and Eritrean migrants presenting in Europe: A systematic review (Article) (Open Access)

Isenring E. , Fehr J. , Gültekin N. , Schlagenhauf P.*
  • a University of Zurich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating for Travellers’ Health, Department of Public Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Hirschengraben 84, Zurich, 8001, Switzerland
  • b University of Zurich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating for Travellers’ Health, Department of Public Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Hirschengraben 84, Zurich, 8001, Switzerland, Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • c Centre of Competence for Military and Disaster Medicine, Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPS, Swiss Armed Forces, Armed Forces Staff, Medical Services, Worblentalstrasse 36, Ittigen, CH 3063, Switzerland
  • d University of Zurich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating for Travellers’ Health, Department of Public Health, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Hirschengraben 84, Zurich, 8001, Switzerland, ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Travellers and Migrants, Switzerland

Abstract

Background: In the past decade, a large influx of migrants presented in Europe. Their country of origin was mainly either Syria or Eritrea. Public health institutions in host countries in Europe are challenged to screen and care for migrant populations with regard to infectious diseases. Methods: We performed a systematic literature review (according to PRISMA guidelines) to define the infectious disease profile of migrants originating in Syria and Eritrea. Results: The search resulted in 825 papers of possible relevance for infectious diseases in migrants from Syria, of which, after screening, we included 35 in the systematic review. A further 265 papers of possible relevance for infectious diseases in Eritrean migrants were screened, of which we included 27 in the systematic review. In migrants from Syria, leishmaniasis was the most frequently reported infectious disease. In addition, colonisation with drug resistant, Gram-negativ bacteria was reported. In the Eritrean migrants the infectious disease most described in the selected papers was louse-borne relapsing fever. Other frequently reported infectious diseases were scabies and Plasmodium vivax malaria. Conclusion: Our systematic analysis defines the profiles of infectious diseases for migrants from Syria and Eritrea and serves as an evidence base for public health screening and care of presenting migrants. © 2018 The Authors

Author Keywords

Screening Infectious disease migrant Syria Drug resistance Asylum seeker Eritrea Refugee

Index Keywords

Eritrea refugee Europe Syrian Arab Republic human Refugees Communicable Diseases priority journal Malaria screening test Humans migrant tuberculosis leishmaniasis Borrelia infection hepatitis Article Gram negative bacterium scabies microbial colonization epidemic typhus epidemic meningitis communicable disease Syrian Schistosoma schistosomiasis migration brucellosis Syria Eritrean Plasmodium vivax malaria multidrug resistance meta analysis (topic) Gram negative infection infection Transients and Migrants poliomyelitis systematic review practice guideline public health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047242598&doi=10.1016%2fj.tmaid.2018.04.014&partnerID=40&md5=8249a58e7e258ed50c647aaec8868c29
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.04.014
ISSN: 14778939
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English