title: Screening for infectious diseases among unaccompanied minor refugees in Berlin, 2014-2015.
abstract: Infectious diseases (except tuberculosis) were screened among 1248 unaccompanied minor refugees (UMRs) arriving in Berlin in 2014-2015; 40 % originated from Syria. More than half of the refugees presented without any pathologic finding. Infections requiring treatment were diagnosed in 19.6 %, mainly infections with Giardia and intestinal helminths as well as schistosomiasis, while potentially contagious diseases were diagnosed in 15.3 % of all screened UMRs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. stefanie.theuring@charite.de.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5372-7903
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Theuring
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Friedrich-Jänicke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pörtner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trebesch
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durst
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dieckmann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Gundel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harms
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Mockenhaupt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001604:Berlin / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D033242:Minors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Germany; Giardia; Infectious diseases screening; Unaccompanied minor refugees