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  • Title: Screening practices for infectious diseases among Burmese refugees in Australia.
    Author: Chaves NJ, Gibney KB, Leder K, O'Brien DP, Marshall C, Biggs BA.
    Journal: Emerg Infect Dis; 2009 Nov; 15(11):1769-72. PubMed ID: 19891864.
    Abstract:
    Increasing numbers of refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are resettling in Western countries. We performed a retrospective study of 156 Burmese refugees at an Australian teaching hospital. Of those tested, Helicobacter pylori infection affected 80%, latent tuberculosis 70%, vitamin D deficiency 37%, and strongyloidiasis 26%. Treating these diseases can prevent long-term illness.
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