Prevalence of strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis among migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Global migration from regions where strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis are endemic to non-endemic countries has increased the potential individual and public health effect of these parasitic diseases. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of these infections among migrants to establish which groups are at highest risk and who could benefit from screening.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet Glob Health

Title: The Lancet. Global health

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 2214-109X

ISSN (Print): 2214-109X

Publication date (Electronic): February 2019

Volume: 7

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA.

[2 ] Department of Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

[3 ] Centre for Clinical Epidemiology of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

[4 ] Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

[5 ] Centre for Tropical Diseases, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy; Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

[6 ] Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Universitat de Barcelona-Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.

[7 ] Centre for Clinical Epidemiology of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Division of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: ca.greenaway@mcgill.ca.

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Publisher Item ID: S2214-109X(18)30490-X

DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30490-X

PubMed ID: 30683241

SO-VID: 7967a736-e3c6-4923-8f16-5bb66a6ec666

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