Schistosomiasis screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Routine screening of travelers for schistosomiasis is not recommended. Screening is recommended only to guide mass public health treatment programs to targeted villages in endemic areas.
Screening
Routine screening of travelers for schistosomiasis is not recommended. Screening is recommended only to guide mass public health treatment programs to targeted villages in endemic areas.[1]
References
- ↑ Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, Welch V, Swinkels H, Rashid M, Narasiah L, Kirmayer LJ, Ueffing E, MacDonald NE, Hassan G, McNally M, Khan K, Buhrmann R, Dunn S, Dominic A, McCarthy AE, Gagnon AJ, Rousseau C, Tugwell P (2011). "Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees". CMAJ. 183 (12): E824–925. doi:10.1503/cmaj.090313. PMC 3168666. PMID 20530168.