CHAPTER 10 Overseas Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees Susan A. Maloney, Luis S. Ortega, Martin S. Cetron Introduction Migration is a major human and global phenomenon, with many complex…
CHAPTER 39 Schistosomiasis Drew L. Posey, William Stauffer Schistosomiasis at a Glance • Over 200 million infected worldwide.1,2 • Prevalence rates may exceed 50% in highly endemic areas.3 • Untreated…
CHAPTER 36 Lymphatic Filariasis Elizabeth D. Barnett Lymphatic Filariasis at a Glance • Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is caused by the filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. •…
CHAPTER 38 Onchocerciasis Elizabeth D. Barnett Onchocerciasis at a Glance • Also known as river blindness, or enfermedad de Robles. • Caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode for which…
CHAPTER 49 Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness J. David Kinzie, James M. Jaranson, Georgi V. Kroupin Introduction The diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders among immigrants is very difficult…
CHAPTER 50 Survivors of Torture: A Hidden Population Thomas Wenzel, Marianne C. Kastrup, David P. Eisenman Introduction Working with migrants and refugees clearly demonstrates that extreme life experiences clustered around…
CHAPTER 23 Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Paola Ricci Introduction The understanding of hepatitis B, one of the most challenging conditions affecting the liver, has greatly expanded over the past…
CHAPTER 27 Taenia Solium and Neurocysticercosis Linda Siti Yancey, A. Clinton White, Jr. Neurocysticercosis at a Glance • Neurocysticercosis includes a diverse spectrum of diseases with varying clinical manifestations, pathophysiology,…
CHAPTER 44 Women’s Reproductive Health Anita J. Gagnon, Lisa Merry, Cathlyn Robinson Introduction There are currently fifteen million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide,1 a percentage of whom will resettle in…
