Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees

BACKGROUND: Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years.

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Main Authors: Prenilla Naidu, Stephanie K Yanow, Kinga T Kowalewska-Grochowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290814
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spelling doaj-art-acf825451b0e4190bb36f6fcba46eac22025-02-03T01:06:21ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01242939610.1155/2013/290814Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in RefugeesPrenilla Naidu0Stephanie K Yanow1Kinga T Kowalewska-Grochowska2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaResearch and Development, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290814
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
title_full Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
title_fullStr Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
title_full_unstemmed Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
title_short Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
title_sort eosinophilia a poor predictor of strongyloides infection in refugees
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290814
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