High prevalence of strongyloidiasis in spain

Strongyloidiasis is a prevailing helminth infection ubiquitous in tropical and subtropical areas, however, seroprevalence data are scarce in migrant populations, particularly for those coming for Asia. This study aims at evaluating the prevalence of S. stercoralis at the hospital level in migrant po...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Requena-Méndez, Ana|||0000-0002-4422-241X, Salas-Coronas, J., Salvador Velez, Fernando Maria|||0000-0002-0546-1354, Gómez-Junyent, Joan|||0000-0003-1752-1382, Villar-Garcia, Judith, Santin, Miguel|||0000-0002-8474-3543, Muñoz-Batet, Carmen|||0000-0002-4150-8834, González-Cordón, Ana|||0000-0002-0894-3711, Fernández, M.T.C., Sulleiro, Elena|||0000-0002-9783-6060, Arenas-Miras, Maria del Mar|||0000-0001-5804-9673, Somoza, Dolors, Vázquez Villegas, José, Treviño Maruri, Begoña|||0000-0003-4633-8288, Rodríguez, E., Valls, Maria Eugenia, Llaberia-Marcual, Jaume|||0000-0002-8675-2777, Subirà, Carme|||0000-0002-6246-8501, Muñoz Gutiérrez, José|||0000-0002-0945-1735
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:284407
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/284407
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/PATHOGENS9020107
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Migrants
Prevalence
Spain
Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloidiasis
Descripción
Sumario:Strongyloidiasis is a prevailing helminth infection ubiquitous in tropical and subtropical areas, however, seroprevalence data are scarce in migrant populations, particularly for those coming for Asia. This study aims at evaluating the prevalence of S. stercoralis at the hospital level in migrant populations or long term travellers being attended in out-patient and in-patient units as part of a systematic screening implemented in six Spanish hospitals. A cross-sectional study was conducted and systematic screening for S. stercoralis infection using serological tests was offered to all eligible participants. The overall seroprevalence of S. stercoralis was 9.04% (95%CI 7.76-10.31). The seroprevalence of people with a risk of infection acquired in Africa and Latin America was 9.35% (95%CI 7.01-11.69), 9.22% (7.5-10.93), respectively. The number of individuals coming from Asian countries was significantly smaller and the overall prevalence in these countries was 2.9% (95%CI -0.3-6.2). The seroprevalence in units attending potentially immunosuppressed patients was significantly lower (5.64%) compared with other units of the hospital (10.20%) or Tropical diseases units (13.33%) (p < 0.001). We report a hospital-based strongyloidiasis seroprevalence of almost 10% in a mobile population coming from endemic areas suggesting the need of implementing strongyloidiasis screening in hospitalized patients coming from endemic areas, particularly if they are at risk of immunosuppression.

Similares en LA Referencia