Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Migrants in Apulia, a Region of Southern Italy, in the Years 2006–2016
Joint Authors
Monno, Rosa
Brindicci, Gaetano
Santoro, Carmen Rita
Loconsole, Daniela
Monno, Laura
De Laurentiis, Vittoriana
Capolongo, Carmen
Solarino, Maria Elena
Papagni, Roberta
Ciracì, Emanuela
Gatti, Pietro
Miragliotta, Giuseppe
Angarano, Gioacchino
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schistosomiasis is the most prevalent tropical disease in the world after malaria.
According to the World Health Organization, the disease afflicts more than 240 million people in about 80 countries.
Recently, an epidemiological surveillance study performed between 1997 and 2010 by the European Network for Tropical Medicine and Health Travel regarding schistosomiasis between immigrants and travelers has been published.
No data are available in the literature regarding the situation in South Italy.
Herein, we report the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a population of migrants in Apulia referring to our outpatient clinic for immigrant diseases in the period 2006–2016.
Since all cases of schistosomiasis were related to the last three years of observation, the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population were compared before and after 2014.
Nearly 51% of all patients visited (1762) were from high/moderate endemic countries for schistosomiasis, and nine cases of urinary schistosomiasis were diagnosed.
Prevalence was 1% among migrants from endemic areas and 10% in those from Mali and Senegal.
Our findings confirm that schistosomiasis is a widespread infection among immigrants, even if it is often underdiagnosed because of the multifaceted clinical presentation.
Changes in migratory dynamics can affect clinical observations very quickly.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brindicci, Gaetano& Santoro, Carmen Rita& De Laurentiis, Vittoriana& Capolongo, Carmen& Solarino, Maria Elena& Papagni, Roberta…[et al.]. 2017. Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Migrants in Apulia, a Region of Southern Italy, in the Years 2006–2016. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138990
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brindicci, Gaetano…[et al.]. Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Migrants in Apulia, a Region of Southern Italy, in the Years 2006–2016. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138990
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brindicci, Gaetano& Santoro, Carmen Rita& De Laurentiis, Vittoriana& Capolongo, Carmen& Solarino, Maria Elena& Papagni, Roberta…[et al.]. Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Migrants in Apulia, a Region of Southern Italy, in the Years 2006–2016. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138990
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138990