Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015
In 2015, most of the refugees arriving in Germany originated from countries with poor hygienic and sanitary conditions. Stool samples of 1,230 minor refugees unaccompanied by adults were investigated for possible parasites. was by far the most frequently detected parasite (n=165); all other parasit...
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| author | Heudorf, Ursel Karathana, Maria Krackhardt, Bernhard Huber, Meike Raupp, Peter Zinn, Christian |
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| description | In 2015, most of the refugees arriving in Germany originated from countries with poor hygienic and sanitary conditions. Stool samples of 1,230 minor refugees unaccompanied by adults were investigated for possible parasites. was by far the most frequently detected parasite (n=165); all other parasites were considerably less frequent and encountered in the following order: (n=23), (n=17), (n=8), and (n=1). was not detected among any of the screened refugees. Considerable differences in prevalence rates in refugees originating from different countries could be observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59030c27bc224a148c2f2a76b9b3f4242022-12-21T18:12:46ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262016-03-0111Doc0510.3205/dgkh000265Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015Heudorf, Ursel0Karathana, Maria1Krackhardt, Bernhard2Huber, Meike3Raupp, Peter4Zinn, Christian5Public Health Department, Infectiology and Hygiene, Frankfurt/Main, GermanyPublic Health Department, Pediatrics, Frankfurt/Main, GermanyPublic Health Department, Pediatrics, Frankfurt/Main, GermanyPublic Health Department, Pediatrics, Frankfurt/Main, GermanyPublic Health Department, Pediatrics, Frankfurt/Main, GermanyCenter for Hygiene and Infection Prevention, Ingelheim, GermanyIn 2015, most of the refugees arriving in Germany originated from countries with poor hygienic and sanitary conditions. Stool samples of 1,230 minor refugees unaccompanied by adults were investigated for possible parasites. was by far the most frequently detected parasite (n=165); all other parasites were considerably less frequent and encountered in the following order: (n=23), (n=17), (n=8), and (n=1). was not detected among any of the screened refugees. Considerable differences in prevalence rates in refugees originating from different countries could be observed.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2016-11/dgkh000265.shtmlrefugeesunaccompanied minor refugeesparasites |
| spellingShingle | Heudorf, Ursel Karathana, Maria Krackhardt, Bernhard Huber, Meike Raupp, Peter Zinn, Christian Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 GMS Hygiene and Infection Control refugees unaccompanied minor refugees parasites |
| title | Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 |
| title_full | Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 |
| title_short | Surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to Germany in 2015 |
| title_sort | surveillance for parasites in unaccompanied minor refugees migrating to germany in 2015 |
| topic | refugees unaccompanied minor refugees parasites |
| url | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2016-11/dgkh000265.shtml |
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