Parasitic screening of a refugee population in Illinois.
In a one year period in Illinois, 4,695 stool specimens from refugees for parasitologic screening and 733 diarrheal specimens from non-refugees were tested by routine ova and parasite examination- concentration and permanent stained smear. Patients infected with pathogens were as follows: African group (48.9%), Middle Eastern group (56.5%), Southeast Asian group (48.9%), Eastern European group (46.6%), Hispanic group (38.0%) and non-refugee group (20.7%). The study showed differences between the various groups of refugees and the non-refugee group. The need for routine screening of this population was clearly shown.
Peterson
M H
MH
Illinois Department of Public Health, 2121 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL 60612, USA.
Konczyk
M R
MR
Ambrosino
K
K
Carpenter
D F
DF
Wilhelm
J
J
Kocka
F E
FE
D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D008403:Mass Screening; D012036:Refugees