Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria

Pardo, Javier; Carranza, Cristina; Muro, Antonio; Angel-Moreno, Alfonso; Martín, Antonio-Manuel; Martín, Teresa; Hernández-Cabrera, Michele; Pérez-Arellano, José-Luis

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Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria

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Oct 2006
By Pardo, Javier ; Carranza, Cristina ; Muro, Antonio ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Pardo, Javier ; Carranza, Cristina ; Muro, Antonio ; Angel-Moreno, Alfonso ; Martín, Antonio-Manuel ; Martín, Teresa ; Hernández-Cabrera, Michele ; Pérez-Arellano, José-Luis
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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.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Emigration And Immigration Eosinophilia Female Helminthiasis Helminths Humans Male Prospective Studies
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(10):1587-1589.
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Journal Article
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Africa ; Spain
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12
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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