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Office of the High Comissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2013. International Migration, Health and Human Rights. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Migration/WHO_IOM_UNOHCHRPublication.pdf. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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Barnett E, 2004. Infectious disease screening for refugees resettled in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 39: 833–841.
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Alcaide Megias J, Altet MN, de Souza ML, Jimenez MA, Mila C, Solsona J, 2004. Active tuberculosis case finding among immigrants in Barcelona. Arch Bronconeumol 40: 453–458.
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Veldhuijzen IK, Toy M, Hahné SJ, de Wit GA, Schalm SW, de Man RA, Richardus JH, 2010. Screening and early treatment of migrants for chronic hepatitis B virus infection is cost-effective. Gastroenterology 138: 522–530.
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López-Vélez R, Huerga H, Turrientes MC, 2003. Infectious diseases in immigrants from the perspective of a tropical medicine referral unit. Am J Trop Med Hyg 69: 115–121.
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Observatorio Permanente de la Inmigraci?n, Ministry of Employment and Social Security, Spain Government, 2014. Available at: http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/ObservatorioPermanenteInmigracion/. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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Ministry of the Presidency, Government of Spain, 2012. Real Decreto-Ley 16/2012, de 20 de Abril, de medidas urgentes para garantizar la sostenibilidad del Sistema Nacional de Salud y mejorar la calidad y seguridad de sus prestaciones. Available at: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/04/24/. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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Rougemont M, Van Saanen M, Sahli R, Hinrikson HP, Bille J, Jaton K, 2004. Detection of four Plasmodium species in blood from humans by 18 S rRNA gene subunit-based and species-specific real-time PCR assays. J Clin Microbiol 42: 5636–5643.
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Salvador F, Treviño B, Sulleiro E, Pou D, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Cabezos J, Soriano A, Serre N, Gómez i Prat J, Pahissa A, Molina I, 2014. Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic country: epidemiological and clinical profile. Clin Microbiol Infect 20: 706–712.
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Manzardo C, Treviño B, Gómez i Prat J, Cabezos J, Monguí E, Clavería I, Luis del Val J, Zabaleta E, Zarzuela F, Navarro R, 2008. Communicable diseases in the immigrant population attended to in a tropical medicine unit: epidemiological aspects and public health issues. Travel Med Infect Dis 6: 4–11.
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Roca C, Balanzó X, Fernández-Roure JL, Sauca G, Savall R, Gascón J, Corachán M, 2002. Imported diseases in African immigrants in Spain: study of 1321 patients. Med Clin (Barc) 119: 616–619.
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Monge-Maillo B, Jiménez BC, Pérez-Molina JA, Norman F, Navarro M, Pérez-Ayala A, Herrero JM, Zamarrón P, López-Vélez R, 2009. Imported infectious diseases in mobile populations, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis 15: 1745–1752.
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Salvador F, Molina I, Sulleiro E, Burgos J, Curran A, Van den Eynde E, Villar del Saz S, Navarro J, Crespo M, Ocaña I, Ribera E, Falcó V, Pahissa A, 2013. Tropical diseases screening in immigrant patients with HIV infection in a European country. Am J Trop Med Hyg 88: 1196–1202.
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McKenna MT, McCray E, Onorato I, 2005. The epidemiology of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States, 1986–1993. N Engl J Med 332: 1071–1076.
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Klinkenberg E, Manissero D, Semenza JC, Verver S, 2009. Migrant tuberculosis screening in the EU/EEA: yield, coverage and limitations. Eur Respir J 34: 1180–1189.
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Diz S, López-Velez R, Moreno A, Fortún J, Moreno L, Gómez-Mampaso E, Navas E, Moreno S, 2007. Epidemiology and clinical features of tuberculosis in immigrants at an infectious diseases department in Madrid. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11: 769–774.
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Pai M, Denkinger CM, Kik SV, Rangaka MX, Zwerling A, Oxlade O, Metcalfe JZ, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy DW, Dheda K, Banaei N, 2014. Gamma interferon release assays for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Clin Microbiol Rev 27: 3–20.
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Doenhoff MJ, Chiodini PL, Hamilton JV, 2004. Specific and sensitive diagnosis of schistosome infection: can it be done with antibodies? Trends Parasitol 20: 35–39.
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Matisz CE, Naidu P, Shokoples SE, Grice D, Krinke V, Brown SZ, Kowalewska-Grochowska K, Houston S, Yanow SK, 2011. Post-arrival screening for malaria in asymptomatic refugees using real-time PCR. Am J Trop Med Hyg 84: 161–165.
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Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW), 2011. Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, General Comment No 1, U. N. Doc. CMW/C/GC1 (2011). Available at: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/cmw/gencom1.html. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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Screening for Imported Diseases in an Immigrant Population: Experience from a Teaching Hospital in Barcelona, Spain
Cristina Bocanegra
Cristina Bocanegra
Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Fernando Salvador
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Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Elena Sulleiro
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Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá
Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá
Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Albert Pahissa
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Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Israel Molina
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Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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The objective of this study was to describe the screening for imported diseases among an immigrant population. This retrospective observational study was of all adult immigrants attended at the Tropical Medicine Unit of the Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital from September of 2007 to March of 2010. The screening strategy was adjusted by symptoms, country of origin, and length of residence in Europe. Overall, 927 patients were included. The median age was 34.5 years, and 42.1% of patients were male. A diagnosis was made in 419 (45.2%) patients. The most frequent diagnoses were Chagas disease, anemia, latent tuberculosis infection, intestinal parasitosis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. After screening, more diseases were identified in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa (new diagnoses in 56.6% of patients) than patients from other geographic areas. The geographic origin and length of residence in a developed country determine the prevalence of diseases; hence, screening protocols must be based on this information.
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Authors' addresses: Cristina Bocanegra, Fernando Salvador, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Albert Pahissa, and Israel Molina, Department of Infectious Diseases, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, E-mails: cristinabocanegra@gmail.com, fmsalvad@vhebron.net, adrian.sanchez.montalva@gmail.com, apahissa@vhebron.net, and imolina@vhebron.net. Elena Sulleiro, Department of Microbiology, Vall d'Hebron Teaching Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: esuillig@gmail.com.
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Office of the High Comissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2013. International Migration, Health and Human Rights. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Migration/WHO_IOM_UNOHCHRPublication.pdf. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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2.
Barnett E, 2004. Infectious disease screening for refugees resettled in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 39: 833–841.
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3.
Alcaide Megias J, Altet MN, de Souza ML, Jimenez MA, Mila C, Solsona J, 2004. Active tuberculosis case finding among immigrants in Barcelona. Arch Bronconeumol 40: 453–458.
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4.
Veldhuijzen IK, Toy M, Hahné SJ, de Wit GA, Schalm SW, de Man RA, Richardus JH, 2010. Screening and early treatment of migrants for chronic hepatitis B virus infection is cost-effective. Gastroenterology 138: 522–530.
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5.
López-Vélez R, Huerga H, Turrientes MC, 2003. Infectious diseases in immigrants from the perspective of a tropical medicine referral unit. Am J Trop Med Hyg 69: 115–121.
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6.
Observatorio Permanente de la Inmigraci?n, Ministry of Employment and Social Security, Spain Government, 2014. Available at: http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/ObservatorioPermanenteInmigracion/. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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Ministry of the Presidency, Government of Spain, 2012. Real Decreto-Ley 16/2012, de 20 de Abril, de medidas urgentes para garantizar la sostenibilidad del Sistema Nacional de Salud y mejorar la calidad y seguridad de sus prestaciones. Available at: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/04/24/. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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8.
Rougemont M, Van Saanen M, Sahli R, Hinrikson HP, Bille J, Jaton K, 2004. Detection of four Plasmodium species in blood from humans by 18 S rRNA gene subunit-based and species-specific real-time PCR assays. J Clin Microbiol 42: 5636–5643.
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9.
Salvador F, Treviño B, Sulleiro E, Pou D, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Cabezos J, Soriano A, Serre N, Gómez i Prat J, Pahissa A, Molina I, 2014. Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic country: epidemiological and clinical profile. Clin Microbiol Infect 20: 706–712.
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10.
Manzardo C, Treviño B, Gómez i Prat J, Cabezos J, Monguí E, Clavería I, Luis del Val J, Zabaleta E, Zarzuela F, Navarro R, 2008. Communicable diseases in the immigrant population attended to in a tropical medicine unit: epidemiological aspects and public health issues. Travel Med Infect Dis 6: 4–11.
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11.
Roca C, Balanzó X, Fernández-Roure JL, Sauca G, Savall R, Gascón J, Corachán M, 2002. Imported diseases in African immigrants in Spain: study of 1321 patients. Med Clin (Barc) 119: 616–619.
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12.
Monge-Maillo B, Jiménez BC, Pérez-Molina JA, Norman F, Navarro M, Pérez-Ayala A, Herrero JM, Zamarrón P, López-Vélez R, 2009. Imported infectious diseases in mobile populations, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis 15: 1745–1752.
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13.
Salvador F, Molina I, Sulleiro E, Burgos J, Curran A, Van den Eynde E, Villar del Saz S, Navarro J, Crespo M, Ocaña I, Ribera E, Falcó V, Pahissa A, 2013. Tropical diseases screening in immigrant patients with HIV infection in a European country. Am J Trop Med Hyg 88: 1196–1202.
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14.
McKenna MT, McCray E, Onorato I, 2005. The epidemiology of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in the United States, 1986–1993. N Engl J Med 332: 1071–1076.
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15.
Klinkenberg E, Manissero D, Semenza JC, Verver S, 2009. Migrant tuberculosis screening in the EU/EEA: yield, coverage and limitations. Eur Respir J 34: 1180–1189.
-
16.
Diz S, López-Velez R, Moreno A, Fortún J, Moreno L, Gómez-Mampaso E, Navas E, Moreno S, 2007. Epidemiology and clinical features of tuberculosis in immigrants at an infectious diseases department in Madrid. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11: 769–774.
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17.
Pai M, Denkinger CM, Kik SV, Rangaka MX, Zwerling A, Oxlade O, Metcalfe JZ, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy DW, Dheda K, Banaei N, 2014. Gamma interferon release assays for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Clin Microbiol Rev 27: 3–20.
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18.
Doenhoff MJ, Chiodini PL, Hamilton JV, 2004. Specific and sensitive diagnosis of schistosome infection: can it be done with antibodies? Trends Parasitol 20: 35–39.
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19.
Matisz CE, Naidu P, Shokoples SE, Grice D, Krinke V, Brown SZ, Kowalewska-Grochowska K, Houston S, Yanow SK, 2011. Post-arrival screening for malaria in asymptomatic refugees using real-time PCR. Am J Trop Med Hyg 84: 161–165.
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20.
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW), 2011. Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, General Comment No 1, U. N. Doc. CMW/C/GC1 (2011). Available at: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/cmw/gencom1.html. Accessed March 15, 2014.
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