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Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria

2006; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 12; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1210.060102

1080-6059

J. R. Pardo, Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez, Antonio Muro, Alfonso Ángel-Moreno, Aurélie Martin, Teresa Castro Martín, Michele Hernández-Cabrera, J.L. Pérez-Arellano,

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Abstract Of 788 recent African adult immigrants to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 213 (27.0%) had eosinophilia. The most frequent causes were filariasis (29.4%), schistosomiasis (17.2%), and hookworm infection (16.8%). Stool microscopy and filarial and schistosomal serologic tests gave the highest diagnostic yield. Country of origin and eosinophil count were associated with specific diagnoses.