Eosinophilia in refugees.
Open Access
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (11) , 1655-1656
- https://doi.org/10.1086/504087
Abstract
To The Editor—Refugees are a particularly marginalized and disenfranchised population. Although the rates of infectious disease among this population are excessive, little attention is given to performing research, and little priority is given to publishing results of studies conducted among this population. This disparity has lead to poor information on which to make evidence-based decisions. We would like to applaud Seybolt et al. [1] for their recent article that addressed a frequent scenario and helped to steer the conversation of providing care to this vulnerable population. We would like to add to their conclusions and advocate a more comprehensive approach to the treatment of parasitic diseases in refugees.Keywords
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