학술논문
Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp 1587-1589 (2006)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
Abstract
Of 788 recent African adult immigrants to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 213 (27.0%) had eosinophilia. The most frequent causes were filariasis (29.4%), schistosomiasis (17.2%), and hookworm infection (16.8%). Stool microscopy and filarial and schistosomal serologic tests gave the highest diagnostic yield. Country of origin and eosinophil count were associated with specific diagnoses.