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 strongyloidiasis 26%. Treating these diseases can prevent long-term illness.
Chaves
Nadia J
NJ
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
Gibney
Katherine B
KB
Leder
Karin
K
O'Brien
Daniel P
DP
Marshall
Caroline
C
Biggs
Beverley-Ann
BA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D002052:Myanmar / Q000208:ethnology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012036:Refugees; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult