Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African immigrants, Gran Canaria.
Of 788 recent African adult immigrants to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 213 (27.0%) had eosinophilia. The most frequent causes were filariasis (29.4%), schistosomiasis (17.2%), and hookworm infection (16.8%). Stool microscopy and filarial and schistosomal serologic tests gave the highest diagnostic yield. Country of origin and eosinophil count were associated with specific diagnoses.
Pardo
Javier
J
Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Carranza
Cristina
C
Muro
Antonio
A
Angel-Moreno
Alfonso
A
Martín
Antonio-Manuel
AM
Martín
Teresa
T
Hernández-Cabrera
Michele
M
Pérez-Arellano
José-Luis
JL
D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000818:Animals; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology