Update: Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Bhutanese Refugees Resettling in the United States, 2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Cuffe, Kendra ; Stauffer, William ; Painter, John ; Shetty, Sharmila ; Montour, Jessica ; Zhou, Weigong
• Description:
  In 2008, clinicians performing routine medical examinations in the United States reported high rates of hematologic and neurologic disorders caused by vitamin B12 deficiency in resettled Bhutanese refugees. To confirm this finding, CDC screened Bhutanese refugees' serum samples for vitamin B12 levels and found vitamin B12 deficiency in 64% (n = 99) of samples obtained before departure and 27% (n = 64) of samples obtained after arrival in the United States In response, CDC recommended that arriving Bhutanese refugees receive oral vitamin B12 supplements and nutrition advice. In 2012, based on anecdotal reports of decreasing rates of vitamin B12 deficiency in this population, CDC worked with select domestic refugee health programs to determine if the recommendations had reduced the vitamin B12 deficiency rate among Bhutanese refugees.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Bhutan Humans Mass Screening Middle Aged Notes From The Field Refugees Vitamin B 12 Deficiency Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(28):607.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  25029113
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5779419
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  28
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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