Infectious disease among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel
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Infectious disease among Ethiopian immigrants in Israel
Arch Intern Med.
1989 Jan.
Abstract
From 1980 to 1985, 14,465 refugees arrived in Israel from Ethiopia. Typhoid fever, tuberculosis, or malaria was present in 1.8% to 9% of immigrants; as many as 93% were infested with intestinal parasites. Extreme malnutrition was common, and serologic evidence of syphilis and hepatitis B was frequently encountered. A program for diagnosis, therapy, and immunoprophylaxis following the massive influx of African refugees is described.
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