Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
Joint Authors
Albajar Viñas, Pedro
Chappuis, François
Da Silva Santos, Lilian
Wolff, Hans
Vitoria, Marco
Tran, Nguyen-Toan
Baggio, Stéphanie
Togni, Giuseppe
Girardin, François
Gétaz, Laurent
Vuilleumier, N.
Negro, Francesco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In Swiss prisons, more than 70% of detained people are foreigners and over one-third originate from sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America.
These two regions are endemic for various tropical diseases and viral infections, which persist after migration to nonendemic countries.
Parasitic infections (schistosomiasis; strongyloidiasis) and cooccurrent viral infections (HIV, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV)) are especially of concern for clinical care but have been neglected in empirical research.
These diseases often remain silent for years before causing complications, especially if they occur concomitantly.
Our research aimed to study the prevalence rates and coinfections of two neglected tropical diseases, namely, Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma sp.
and viral infections among sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) and Latin Americans (LA) in Switzerland’s largest pretrial prison.
We carried out a cross-sectional prevalence study using a standardized questionnaire and serological testing.
Among the 201 participants, 85.6% were SSA and 14.4% LA.
We found the following prevalence ratios: 3.5% of HIV (4.1% in SSA, 0% in LA), 12.4% of chronic HBV (14.5% in SSA, 0% in LA), 2.0% of viraemic HCV (1.7% in SSA, 3.4% in LA), and 8.0% of strongyloidiasis (8.1% in SSA, 6.9% in LA).
The serological prevalence of schistosomiasis among SSA was 20.3% (not endemic in Latin America).
Two infections were simultaneously detected in SSA: 4.7% were coinfected with schistosomiasis and chronic HBV.
Four other coinfections were detected among SSA: schistosomiasis-HIV, HIV-chronic HBV, HIV-HCV, and schistosomiasis-strongyloidiasis.
To conclude, the high prevalence rates of persistent viral and parasitic infections and their potential coinfections among SSA and LA detained migrants highlight the need to implement control strategies and programs that reach people in detention centers in nonendemic countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Da Silva Santos, Lilian& Wolff, Hans& Chappuis, François& Albajar Viñas, Pedro& Vitoria, Marco& Tran, Nguyen-Toan…[et al.]. 2018. Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203000
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Da Silva Santos, Lilian…[et al.]. Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203000
American Medical Association (AMA)
Da Silva Santos, Lilian& Wolff, Hans& Chappuis, François& Albajar Viñas, Pedro& Vitoria, Marco& Tran, Nguyen-Toan…[et al.]. Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203000
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1203000