title: [Imported infectious diseases in Spain].
abstract: In Spain, owing to the rise of international travels and immigration, the number of patients with imported infectious diseases has increased, many of them from tropical or subtropical areas. In parallel, there has been a multiplication in the number of scientific papers with Spanish authors about imported infections due to parasites, fungus, mycobacteriae, bacteriae or viruses. The risk for public health is low, althought for their correct prevention and control it is important to ease an universal access to healthcare and fair socioeconomic conditions, along with maintaining an updated clinical and epidemiological training of the health personnel. These nationwide measures must be supplemented with worldwide initiatives of global control of these infections.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España. grojo.hupa@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojo Marcos
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuadros González
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arranz Caso
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012036:Refugees; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy