Low incidence of helminth infections (schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis, filariasis, toxocariasis) among Dutch long-term travelers: A prospective study, 2008-2011.

BACKGROUND:Despite the considerable burden of helminth infections in developing countries and increasing international travel, little is known about the risks of infection for travelers. OBJECTIVE:We studied the attack and incidence rate of serology confirmed strongyloidiasis, filariasis, and toxocariasis among long-term travelers and associated factors. A second objective was to evaluate eosinophilia as a positive/negative predictive value (PPV/NPV) for a recent helminth infection. METHODS:From 2008 to 2011, clients of the Public Health Service travel clinic planning travel to (sub)tropical c... Mehr ...