HIV Infection among Illegal Migrants, Italy, 2004–2007

Pezzoli, Maria Chiara; El Hamad, Issa; Scarcella, Carmelo; Vassallo, Francesco; Speziani, Fabrizio; Cristini, Graziella; Scolari, Carla; Suligoi, Barbara; Luzi, Anna Maria; Bernasconi, Daniela; Lichtner, Miriam; Manca, Nino; Carosi, Giampiero; Castelli, Francesco

Back to Previous Page

- Add this to...
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Google Bookmarks
- LinkedIn

HIV Infection among Illegal Migrants, Italy, 2004–2007

Published Date:

Nov 2009

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(11):1802-1804.

[PDF - 129.12 KB]

Details:

Personal Authors:

Pezzoli, Maria Chiara ; El Hamad, Issa ; Scarcella, Carmelo ; Vassallo, Francesco ; Speziani, Fabrizio ; ... More ▼

Corporate Authors:

Giuseppina Cassara’ ; PRISHMA Study Group ;

Keywords:

[+]

Description:

To determine HIV prevalence and place of exposure for illegal migrants in Italy, we tested 3,003 illegal adult migrants for HIV; 29 (0.97%) were HIV positive. Antibody avidity index results (indicators of time of infection) were available for 27 of those persons and showed that 6 (22.2%) presumably acquired their infection after migration.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Supporting Files:

09-0908-F.gif	image/gif
09-0908-F.jpg	image/jpeg
09-0908_finalD.nxml	text/plain
license.txt	text/plain

No Related Documents.

You May Also Like:

Malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants, Italy.

Personal Author:

Matteelli, A.; Volonterio, A.; Gulletta, M.; Galimberti, L.; Maroccolo, S.; Gaiera, G.; Giani, G.; Rossi, M.; Dorigoni, N.; Bellina, L.; Orlando, G.; Bisoffi, Z.; Castelli, F.;

Published:

2001 Nov-Dec

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 7(6):1055-1058.

Description:

A cluster of 22 imported malaria cases, 21 caused by Plasmodium falciparum, was observed among illegal Chinese immigrants in northern Italy in the summer of 2000. The rate of severe disease was high because the patients were not immune and they sough...

File Type:

[PDF - 23.82 KB]
Louseborne Relapsing Fever in Young Migrants, Sicily, Italy, July–September 2015

Personal Author:

Ciervo, Alessandra; Mancini, Fabiola; di Bernardo, Francesca; Giammanco, Anna; Vitale, Giustina; Dones, Piera; Fasciana, Teresa; Quartaro, Pasquale; Mazzola, Giovanni; Rezza, Giovanni;

Published:

Jan 2016

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(1):152-153.

File Type:

[PDF - 273.16 KB]
Imported Chikungunya Infection, Italy

Personal Author:

Beltrame, Anna; Angheben, Andrea; Bisoffi, Zeno; Monteiro, Geraldo; Marocco, Stefania; Calleri, Guido; Lipani, Filippo; Gobbi, Federico; Canta, Francesca; Castelli, Francesco; Gulletta, Maurizio; Bigoni, Sara; Del Punta, Veronica; Iacovazzi, Tiziana; Romi, Roberto; Nicoletti, Loredana; Ciufolini, Maria Grazia; Rorato, Giada; Negri, Camilla; Viale, Pierluigi;

Published:

Aug 2007

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(8):1264-1266.

File Type:

[PDF - 169.38 KB]
Ehrlichia infection in Italy.

Personal Author:

Nuti, M.; Serafini, D. A.; Bassetti, D.; Ghionni, A.; Russino, F.; Rombolà, P.; Macri, G.; Lillini, E.;

Published:

1998 Oct-Dec

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 4(4):663-665.

Description:

Immunoglobulin M seroconversion to Ehrlichia chaffeensis was documented in U.S. citizens bitten by ticks in Sardinia. Seven cases of suspected ehrlichiosis in local residents were not confirmed by laboratory tests. In Alpine areas antibodies to E. ph...

File Type:

[PDF - 71.97 KB]
Malaria Clusters among Illegal Chinese Immigrants to Europe through Africa

Personal Author:

Bisoffi, Zeno; Matteelli, Alberto; Aquilini, Donatella; Guaraldi, Giovanni; Magnani, Giacomo; Orlando, Giovanna; Gaiera, Giovanni; Jelinek, Tomas; Behrens, Ron H.;

Published:

Sep 2003

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 9(9):1177-1178.

Description:

Between November 2002 and March 2003, 17 cases of malaria (1 fatal) were observed in illegal Chinese immigrants who traveled to Italy through Africa. A further cluster of 12 was reported in August, 2002. Several immigrants traveled by air, making the...

File Type:

[PDF - 140.12 KB]