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Communicable Disease in African Immigrants in Minneapolis
Richard Adair, MD;
M. Obinna Nwaneri, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:83-85.
Background Despite increasing numbers of African immigrants to the United States, there is a lack of detailed information about their health problems.
Methods Data on communicable diseases were obtained from the charts of all 102 patients who had emigrated from Africa in the last 5 years and were seen at an urban clinic in Minneapolis, Minn, during the last 7 months of 1997.
Results Eight patients had active tuberculosis, 10 had hepatitis B, 7 trichuriasis, 2 amebiasis, 1 schistosomiasis, 1 ascariasis, 2 human immunodeficiency virus infection, and 1 malaria. All patients tested had antibodies to hepatitis A, 55% to hepatitis B, and 3% to hepatitis C. Characteristics of these patients are described.
Conclusions Communicable diseases are common in African immigrants, often despite a healthy appearance and prolonged residence in the United States. Careful screening is warranted.
From the Department of Medical Education, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.
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