2016/03/01 by U Heudorf, Heudorf, Ursel, Maria Karathana +9 · 3 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #610 Medical sciences #Cultural Competency in Health Care #Flüchtlinge #Medicine #Migration, Health and Trauma #Parasiten #Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics #parasites #refugees #unaccompanied minor refugees #unbegleitete minderjährige Asylsuchende
paper · doi:10.3205/dgkh000265
openalex publication_date 2016/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
In 2015, most of the refugees arriving in Germany originated from countries with poor hygienic and sanitary conditions. Stool samples of 1,230 minor refugees unaccompanied by adults were investigated for possible parasites. Giardia lamblia was by far the most frequently detected parasite (n=165); all other parasites were considerably less frequent and encountered in the following order: Hymenolepis nana (n=23), Entamoeba histolytica (n=17), Trichuris trichiura (n=8), and Blastocystis hominis (n=1). Ascaris lumbricoides was not detected among any of the screened refugees. Considerable differences in prevalence rates in refugees originating from different countries could be observed.