Screening for Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thai Food Industry: A High-Risk Transmission

Nuchprayoon, Surang; Sanprasert, Vivornpun; Kaewzaithim, Sakchai; Saksirisampant, Wilai

doi:10.1007/s10903-008-9169-8

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“…A high rate of parasitic intestinal infections has been documented in refugees from Burma in Thailand ( 8 – 10 ) and North America ( 6 , 7 ), and our findings are consistent with these studies. Parasitic intestinal infections were common in our study despite some refugees reporting that they had received predeparture drug therapy with albendazole.…”

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Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia

Chaves¹,

Gibney²,

Leder³

et al. 2009

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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confidence: 93%

Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia

Chaves¹,

Gibney²,

Leder³

et al. 2009

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…The prevalence of non-pathogenic amoebae in the present study especially among individuals from Africa and Asia (2.58 and 1.96 % respectively), was higher than the pathogenic amoebae. Elsewhere, the prevalence of non-pathogenic amoebae has been reported not to exceed 20.0 % among migrants in Italy [ 19 ] and 9.2 % among Myanmar migrant workers in the Thai food industry [ 24 ].…”

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A decade of intestinal protozoan epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar

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BackgroundThe World Health Organization estimates that about 3.5 billion people worldwide are affected by intestinal parasitic infections. Reports have already emphasized the role of immigrants in outbreaks of parasitic diseases in industrialized countries. With the mass influx of immigrants to Qatar, patent intestinal parasitic infections have been observed. Herein, the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections was analysed in 29,286 records of subjects referred for stool examination at the Hamad Medical Corporation over the course of a decade (2005 to 2014, inclusive).ResultsOverall prevalence of combined protozoan infections was 5.93 % but there were significant temporal trends, age and sex effects and those arising from the region of origin of the subjects. The most common protozoan was Blastocystis hominis (overall prevalence 3.45 %). Giardia duodenalis, Chilomastix mesnili, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba hartmanni, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba butschlii, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Cryptosporidium sp. and a single case of Isospora were also detected. The prevalence of combined protozoan infections, G. duodenalis and the non-pathogenic amoebae all declined significantly across the decade. That of B. hominis varied between years but showed no directional trend across years and there was no evidence that prevalence of E. histolyitica/dispar changed significantly. Protozoan infections were observed among all regional groups, but prevalence was higher among subjects from the Arabian Peninsula, Africa and Asia compared to those from the Eastern Mediterranean and Qatar. Prevalence was higher among male subjects in all cases, but age-prevalence profiles differed between the taxa.ConclusionThese results offer optimism that prevalence will continue to decline in the years ahead.

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“…This sudden influx of people has contributed to the mushrooming of numerous mega urban slums where the environment is conducive for the transmission of intestinal pathogens [11]. Studies on parasitic infections amongst migrant workers have been conducted worldwide particularly in Asia, for example in Thailand [23,24,25], Taiwan [26,27,28,29], Taipei [30] and in the middle east primarily in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Abha district [31], Riyadh [32], Al-Khobar [33], Makkah [34], Al-Baha [35] and Medina [7]. In Qatar, Abu-Madi et al [4,5,6] have also extensively studied the parasitic infections in migrant workers.…”

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Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

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A cross-sectional study of intestinal parasitic infections amongst migrant workers in Malaysia was conducted. A total of 388 workers were recruited from five sectors including manufacturing, construction, plantation, domestic and food services. The majority were recruited from Indonesia (n = 167, 43.3%), followed by Nepal (n = 81, 20.9%), Bangladesh (n = 70, 18%), India (n = 47, 12.1%) and Myanmar (n = 23, 5.9.2%). A total of four nematode species (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis and hookworms), one cestode (Hymenolepis nana) and three protozoan species (Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium spp.) were identified. High prevalence of infections with A. lumbricoides (43.3%) was recorded followed by hookworms (13.1%), E. histolytica/dispar (11.6%), Giardia sp. (10.8%), T. trichura (9.5%), Cryptosporodium spp. (3.1%), H. nana (1.8%) and E. vermicularis (0.5%). Infections were significantly influenced by socio-demographic (nationality), and environmental characteristics (length of working years in the country, employment sector and educational level). Up to 84.0% of migrant workers from Nepal and 83.0% from India were infected with intestinal parasites, with the ascarid nematode A. lumbricoides occurring in 72.8% of the Nepalese and 68.1% of the Indian population. In addition, workers with an employment history of less than a year or newly arrived in Malaysia were most likely to show high levels of infection as prevalence of workers infected with A. lumbricoides was reduced from 58.2% to 35.4% following a year’s residence. These findings suggest that improvement is warranted in public health and should include mandatory medical screening upon entry into the country.

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Screening for Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thai Food Industry: A High-Risk Transmission

Cited by 29 publications

References 17 publications

Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia

Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia

A decade of intestinal protozoan epidemiology among settled immigrants in Qatar

Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Current Implications of Sociodemographic and Environmental Characteristics in the Transmission of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

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