Urogenital schistosomiasis detected in sub-Saharan African migrants attending primary healthcare consultations in Paris, France: a 14-year retrospective cohort study (2004–2017)

Deniaud, François; Vignier, Nicolas; Collignon, Anne; Boo, Nicolas; Hennequin, Christophe

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“…Other helminths. Other helminths diagnosed in migrants from SSA were Fasciola hepatica, 52 Hymenolepis nana, 13,18,23,33,34,38,44,45,53,54 Enterobius vermicularis, 45,55 Toxocara spp., 38,56 and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, 23,33,34,57 although the latter in some cases was considered false parasitism.…”

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“…Helminth infections are often asymptomatic or have nonspecific symptoms, which increases the risk of being overlooked, especially by practitioners not familiar with the diseases. 10,13,24,25,55,77 In this review, only few studies addressed this issue. Brindicci et al 76 and Riccardi et al 78 reported cases of migrants with hematuria who underwent antibiotic treatment, or excessive or unnecessary diagnostic measures before schistosomiasis was considered.…”

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Spectrum of Helminth Infections in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe: A Literature Review

Grzegorek

Kroidl

Costa

et al. 2023

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is endemic to numerous neglected tropical diseases, including many helminth diseases. With the migration of people from this part of the world to Europe, as has been happening on a large scale since 2015, these diseases are becoming more relevant to European physicians. This work aims to summarize the recent literature on this topic and to raise awareness of helminth diseases afflicting SSA migrants. The databases PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE were screened for literature published in English and German between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2020. In total, 74 articles were included in this review. The spectrum of helminth infections in migrants from SSA found in the literature review is broad; current research, however, is particularly focused on infections with Schistosoma spp. and Strongyloides stercoralis. Both diseases are often characterized by a long course, with few or no symptoms, with the risk of long-term organ damage. Successful and reliable screening for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis is strongly recommended. However, the current diagnostic methods lack sensitivity and specificity, rendering the diagnosis challenging and reliable assessment of disease prevalence difficult. Novel diagnostic methods and a greater awareness of these diseases are urgently needed.

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Spectrum of Helminth Infections in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe: A Literature Review

Grzegorek

Kroidl

Costa

et al. 2023

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Malaria is an important febrile disease that is mainly observed in travelers visiting migrants to non-endemic countries ( 37 ). Other parasitic diseases can be asymptomatic but carry significant morbidity, such as schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis ( 38 ). It is therefore likely that these infections are underestimated in this study, which is declarative because they are asymptomatic and not diagnosed.…”

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Burden of infectious diseases among undocumented migrants in France: Results of the Premiers Pas survey

Vignier

Moussaoui

Marsaudon

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAn increase in migration rates to the European Union has been observed over the last few years. Part of these migrants is undocumented. This work aimed to describe the reported frequency of infectious diseases and their associated factors among unselected samples of undocumented migrants in France.MethodologyThe Premier Pas survey is a cross-sectional epidemiological survey of a random sample (two-stage sample design) conducted among undocumented migrants recruited in Paris and the Bordeaux region, in places and facilities likely to be frequented by undocumented migrants. The percentages were weighted. The analysis was performed using Stata 15.1 software.ResultsA total of 1,223 undocumented migrants were recruited from 63 places and facilities, with a participation rate of 50%. Most of them were between 30 and 40 years of age (36%), 69% were men, aged mainly 30–40 (36%) years old, from sub-Saharan Africa (60%) or North Africa (25%), and 60% had arrived <3 years earlier. Among the participants, 24.8% declared a poor perceived health status and 33.5% a chronic health condition. Dental infections concerned 43.2% of the participants. Apart from dental issues, 12.9% reported suffering from at least one infectious disease: HIV infection (3.5%), chronic hepatitis B virus infection (3.1%), upper respiratory tract infection (1.7%), skin mycosis (1.2%), skin and soft tissue infection (0.8%), chronic hepatitis C infection (0.8%), urinary tract infection (0.7%), lower respiratory tract infection (0.7%), scabies (0.3%), tuberculosis disease (0.2%), vaginal mycosis (0.6%), and herpes (0.1%). Regarding HIV, HBV, and HCV infections, 56, 71, and 89%, respectively, were diagnosed after their arrival. Chronic viral infections were more often reported by undocumented migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. In multivariate analysis, a higher risk of reporting chronic viral infection was observed among people food insecure.ConclusionThis original study on a large random sample confirms the frequency of infectious diseases among undocumented migrants in France and the importance of integrating their screening during a health Rendezvous and their management into early access to care and inclusive medico-psycho-social management.

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Usefulness of ultrasound in sub-Saharan patients with a serological diagnosis of schistosomiasis

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Urogenital schistosomiasis detected in sub-Saharan African migrants attending primary healthcare consultations in Paris, France: a 14-year retrospective cohort study (2004–2017)

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Spectrum of Helminth Infections in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe: A Literature Review

Spectrum of Helminth Infections in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe: A Literature Review

Burden of infectious diseases among undocumented migrants in France: Results of the Premiers Pas survey

Usefulness of ultrasound in sub-Saharan patients with a serological diagnosis of schistosomiasis

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