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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 62(1), 2000, pp. 115-121
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 62, Issue 1, 115-121
Copyright © 2000 by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Malaria, intestinal parasites, and schistosomiasis among Barawan Somali refugees resettling to the United States: a strategy to reduce morbidity and decrease the risk of imported infections

JM Miller, HA Boyd, SR Ostrowski, ST Cookson, ME Parise, PS Gonzaga, DG Addiss, M Wilson, P Nguyen-Dinh, SP Wahlquist, LH Weld, RB Wainwright, BD Gushulak, and MS Cetron

In 1997, enhanced health assessments were performed for 390 (10%) of approximately 4,000 Barawan refugees resettling to the United States. Of the refugees who received enhanced assessments, 26 (7%) had malaria parasitemia and 128 (38%) had intestinal parasites, while only 2 (2%) had Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the urine. Mass therapy for malaria (a single oral dose of 25 mg/kg of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) was given to all Barawan refugees 1-2 days before resettlement. Refugees >2 years of age and nonpregnant women received a single oral dose of 600 mg albendazole for intestinal parasite therapy. If mass therapy had not been provided, upon arrival in the United States an estimated 280 (7%) refugees would have had malaria infections and 1,500 (38%) would have had intestinal parasites. We conclude that enhanced health assessments provided rapid on-site assessment of parasite prevalence and helped decrease morbidity among Barawan refugees, as well as, the risk of imported infections.


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