Soil-transmitted helminth infections among migrants and travelers: a 10-year retrospective study
Izar Blazquez-Bermejo, Fernando Salvador, Elena Sulleiro, Núria Serre-Delcor, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Maria Luisa Aznar, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Diana Pou, Sol M San José-Villar, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina · 2026
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Izar Blazquez-Bermejo and colleagues reviewed a decade of gut worm infections diagnosed in migrants and travelers at a Barcelona tropical health unit. Their retrospective study appeared in Tropical Medicine and Health in 2026. Soil-transmitted helminths (roundworm, whipworm, and hookworm) infect hundreds of millions in the tropics and travel home with people. The unit recorded 361 cases between 2014 and 2024, diagnosed from stool samples or recovered worms.
More than three-quarters of patients were migrants, with visiting-friends-and-relatives travelers the next group. Hookworm led the case list, followed by whipworm and roundworm, and some patients carried several species. Most were found without symptoms, through screening rather than sickness. The worrying trend was therapeutic: benzimidazole regimens failed more often than expected. The authors argue for screening of migrant populations and for standardized protocols that admit newer drugs and combinations. Imported worms, they show, are a caseload, not a curiosity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Izar Blazquez-Bermejo, Fernando Salvador, Elena Sulleiro, Núria Serre-Delcor, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Maria Luisa Aznar, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Diana Pou, Sol M San José-Villar, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |