Spectrum of infectious diseases among newly arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

Afona Chernet, Andreas Neumayr, Christoph Hatz, Kerstin Kling, Véronique Sydow, Katharina Rentsch, Jürg Utzinger, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Hanspeter Marti, Beatrice Nickel and Niklaus D. Labhardt ()
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Afona Chernet: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Andreas Neumayr: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Christoph Hatz: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Kerstin Kling: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Véronique Sydow: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Katharina Rentsch: University of Basel
Jürg Utzinger: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Nicole Probst-Hensch: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Hanspeter Marti: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Beatrice Nickel: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Niklaus D. Labhardt: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

International Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 63, issue 2, No 10, 233-239

Abstract: Abstract Objectives Our study aimed at determining the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland. Methods In this cross-sectional study, asymptomatic Eritrean migrants aged ≥16 years who arrived

Keywords: Eritrea; Infectious diseases; Migration; Parasites; Schistosomiasis; Screening; Refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1034-x

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