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Strongyloidiasis in immigrants and refugees in Canada
Courtney Thompson and Andrea K. Boggild
CMAJ December 08, 2015 187 (18) 1389; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141441
Courtney Thompson
Department of Medicine (Thompson, Boggild), University of Toronto; Public Health Ontario Laboratories (Boggild), Public Health Ontario; Tropical Disease Unit (Boggild), Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
MDAndrea K. Boggild
Department of Medicine (Thompson, Boggild), University of Toronto; Public Health Ontario Laboratories (Boggild), Public Health Ontario; Tropical Disease Unit (Boggild), Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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Strongyloidiasis in immigrants and refugees in Canada
Courtney Thompson, Andrea K. Boggild
CMAJ Dec 2015, 187 (18) 1389; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.141441
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- Strongyloidiasis is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by the soil-transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis
- Screening for strongyloidiasis is recommended in Canada for refugees from Southeast Asia and Africa and is strongly suggested for immigrants from endemic countries
- Without treatment, strongyloidiasis is a lifelong infection
- Disseminated strongyloidiasis is a complication with high mortality
- In Canada, medication to treat strongyloidiasis is available only through the Special Access Programme of Health Canada
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