Profile of illness in Syrian refugees: A GeoSentinel analysis, 2013 to 2015
- Mockenhaupt, F. P.
- Barbre, K. A.
- Jensenius, M.
- Larsen, C. S.
- Barnett, E. D.
- Stauffer, W.
- Rothe, C.
- Asgeirsson, H.
- Hamer, D. H.
- Esposito, D. H.
- Gautret, P.
- Schlagenhauf, P.
Publication date
March 2016
DOI Publisher
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)Abstract
International audienceScreening of 488 Syrian unaccompanied minor refugees (< 18 years-old) in Berlin showed low prevalence of intestinal parasites (Giardia, 7%), positive schistosomiasis serology (1.4%) and absence of hepatitis B. Among 44 ill adult Syrian refugees examined at GeoSentinel clinics worldwide, cutaneous leishmaniasis affected one in three patients; other noteworthy infections were active tuberculosis (11%) and chronic hepatitis B or C (9%). These data can contribute to evidence-based guidelines for infectious disease screening of Syrian refugees
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