Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop.
J Travel Med
; 10(3): 164-9, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Schistosomiasis is a major parasitic disease, increasingly imported into temperate climates by immigrants from and travelers to endemic areas.METHOD:
To generate valid data on imported infectious diseases to Europe and to recognize trends over time, the European Network on Imported Infectious Diseases Surveillance (TropNetEurop) was founded in 1999. Three hundred and thirty-three reports of schistosomiasis were analyzed for epidemiologic and clinical features.RESULTS:
Male patients accounted for 64% of all cases. The average age of all patients was 29.5 years. The majority of patients were of European origin (53%). Europeans traveled predominantly for tourism (52%). Main reasons for travel for people from endemic areas were immigration and refuge (51%) and visits to relatives and friends (28%). The majority of infections were acquired in Africa; 92 infections were clearly attributable to Schistosoma haematobium, 130 to Schistosoma mansoni, and 4 to Schistosoma intercalatum. Praziquantel was the only treatment used. No deaths were recorded.CONCLUSION:
TropNetEurop sentinel provides valuable epidemiologic and clinical data on imported schistosomiasis to Europe.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquistosomiasis
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Viaje
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Vigilancia de Guardia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Travel Med
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania