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Screening for Schistosoma mansoni and Strongyloides stercoralis infection among Brazilian immigrants in the United States

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2015) 2(1)
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv003
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The prevalence of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis among Brazilian immigrants in the United States is unknown. We performed a retrospective chart review of serologic screening of asymptomatic Brazilian immigrants during routine physicals. Of 208 eligible patients, 189 were screened: 27.7% (n = 52) had elevated Schistosoma antibodies and 5.8% (n = 11) had elevated Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies.

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Rapoport, A. B., McCormick, D., & Cohen, P. A. (2015). Screening for Schistosoma mansoni and Strongyloides stercoralis infection among Brazilian immigrants in the United States. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv003

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