title: Profile of illness in Syrian refugees: A GeoSentinel analysis, 2013 to 2015.
abstract: Screening of 488 Syrian unaccompanied minor refugees (< 18 years-old) in Berlin showed low prevalence of intestinal parasites (Giardia, 7%), positive schistosomiasis serology (1.4%) and absence of hepatitis B. Among 44 ill adult Syrian refugees examined at GeoSentinel clinics worldwide, cutaneous leishmaniasis affected one in three patients; other noteworthy infections were active tuberculosis (11%) and chronic hepatitis B or C (9%). These data can contribute to evidence-based guidelines for infectious disease screening of Syrian refugees.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Mockenhaupt
authors.forename: Kira A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Barbre
authors.forename: Mogens
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jensenius
authors.forename: Carsten S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Elizabeth D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stauffer
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rothe
authors.forename: Hilmir
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asgeirsson
authors.forename: Davidson H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hamer
authors.forename: Douglas H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schlagenhauf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001604:Berlin / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013593:Syria / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Geosentinel; Giardia; Leishmania; Syria; refugee; tuberculosis