Seroprevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in a South Australian Vietnam veteran cohort.
CONCLUSIONS: This study found a high seroprevalence (11.6%) of Strongyloides antibodies within the Vietnam veteran community in South Australia. Seropositivity was associated with increased likelihood of dermatological symptoms.
IMPLICATIONS: Post-deployment screening and eradication therapy for Strongyloides should be offered to ADF staff after service in Strongyloides-endemic areas. This should include those veterans who left the service many years ago.
PMID: 25903944 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rahmanian H, MacFarlane AC, Rowland KE, Einsiedel LJ, Neuhaus SJ Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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