Estimating the prevalence of chronic infections among asymptomatic migrants

Results of a screening programme in Catalonia, Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID13136175
AuthorsAngeline Cruz (0000-0003-4217-9654, Departament de Salut, corresponding author), Ángela Martínez-Pérez (0000-0003-0348-367X, Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerra), Alex Almuedo-Riera (0000-0003-4643-4456, Barcelona Institute for Global Health), Carme Roca Saumell (0000-0003-2562-5405, Departament de Salut), Marina Gigante Lopez (Institut Català de la Salut), Oriol Gasch (0000-0001-8518-458X, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Gemma Falcó (Institut Català de la Salut), Ana Jiménez-Lozano (0009-0008-5696-9589, Institut Català de la Salut), Consol Sanchez-Collado (Institut Català de la Salut), Julio Alonso-Padilla (0000-0003-4466-7969, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Juan Carlos Hurtado (0000-0001-9519-6082, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Miriam J Álvarez-Martínez (0000-0003-4157-0117, Departament de Salut), Aina Casellas (0000-0003-4939-8411, Barcelona Institute for Global Health), Ana Requena‐méndez (0000-0002-4422-241X, Karolinska University Hospital)
Year2024
Volume10
Pages100278-100278
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Migration and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2666-6235 • E-ISSN: 2666-6235
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100278
PMID39583985
OpenAlexW4403961023
LanguageEN
References cited21

Findings suggest a high burden of the studied infections, including parasitic infections, in the migrant population with variations within migrant groups based on areas of birth

Asymptomatic · Environmental health · Geography · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Workforce Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Parasites and Host Interactions · Internal Medicine

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