[Malaria's seroepidemiology in a group of migrants in transit (Chiapas, 2008)].
| Autor: | Betanzos-Reyes AF; Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México., González-Cerón L, Rodríguez MH, Torres-Monzón JA |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Salud publica de Mexico [Salud Publica Mex] 2012 Oct; Vol. 54 (5), pp. 523-9. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0036-36342012000500009 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To know the prevalence of malaria and the factors associated with the infection in migrants in the southern border of Mexico, during 2008. Materials and Methods: In 706 migrants, active malaria infection was investigated using a rapid diagnostic test and PCR and past infection using serology. A questionnaire was applied to investigate the conditions associated to infection. Results: 85.6% originated from Central America, none presented an active infection, although 4.2% were seropositive, most of these came from the countries with the highest malaria incidence in the region. Seropositivity was associated with the number of previous malaria episodes (OR=1.44; IC95% 1.04-2.00), years living in their community of origin (OR=1.03; IC95% 1.00-1.07), and knowledge and self-medication with anti-malaria drugs (OR=3.38; IC95% 1.48-7.67). Conclusions: . The previous exposure of migrants and the difficulties for their detection indicate the need of new strategies for the epidemiological surveillance for these populations. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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