Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia

Increasing numbers of refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are resettling in Western countries. We performed a retrospective study of 156 Burmese refugees at an Australian teaching hospital. Of those tested, Helicobacter pylori infection affected 80%, latent tuberculosis 70%, vitamin D deficiency 37%, and...

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Main Authors: Nadia J. Chaves, Katherine B. Gibney, Karin Leder, Daniel P. O’Brien, Caroline Marshall, Beverley-Ann Biggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/11/09-0777_article