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- Title
Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria.
- Authors
Pardo, Javier; Carranza, Cristina; Muro, Antonio; Angel-Moreno, Alfonso; Martín, Antonio-Manuel; Martín, Teresa; Hernández-Cabrera, Michele; Pérez-Arellano, José-Luis
- Abstract
Of 788 recent African adult immigrants to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 213 (27.0%) had eosinophilia. The most frequent causes were filariasis (29.4%), schistosomiasis (17.2%), and hookworm infection (16.8%). Stool microscopy and filarial and schistosomal serologic tests gave the highest diagnostic yield. Country of origin and eosinophil count were associated with specific diagnoses.
- Subjects
EOSINOPHILIA; IMMIGRANTS; FILARIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; HOOKWORMS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 10, p1587
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1210.060102