Strongyloides stercoralis in Low-Income Immigrants from Portuguese Speaking African Countries in Lisbon, Portugal

Authors

  • Diamarize Carinton Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT). Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7440-9348
  • Rosa Teodósio Unidade de Ensino e Investigação de Clínica Tropical. Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM). Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL). Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT). Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7330-6930
  • Silvana Belo Unidade de Ensino e Investigação de Parasitologia Médica. Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM). Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL). Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT). Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8701-8657
  • Isabel L. Maurício Unidade de Ensino e Investigação de Parasitologia Médica. Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM). Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL). Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT). Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7748-4643

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.21782

Keywords:

Africa, Emigrants and Immigrants, Portugal/epidemiology, Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloidiasis/diagnosis, Strongyloidiasis/epidemiology

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Published

2024-09-02

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Carinton D, Teodósio R, Belo S, L. Maurício I. Strongyloides stercoralis in Low-Income Immigrants from Portuguese Speaking African Countries in Lisbon, Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 2 [cited 2024 Oct. 10];37(9):668-9. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/21782

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