Relevance of screening for Chagas and viral hepatitis in Bolivian migrants
I. Losada Galvan, G. Gariup, A. Casellas, C. Subira, A. Almuedo-Riera, D. Camprubi, N. Rodriguez-Valero, J. Gascon, J. Munoz, M. J. Pinazo
The paper assesses the prevalence of T. cruzi, S. stercoralis, HIV, and viral hepatitis in Bolivian migrants in Spain, finding high rates of T. cruzi and S. stercoralis but low rates of HBV, questioning systematic HBV screening in this group.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2019Microbiology