• Irene Losada Galván, Giuseppe Gariup, Aina Casellas, Carme Subirà, Natalia Rodríguez-Valero, and María Jesús Pinazo.
• ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: irene.losada@isglobal.org.
• Med Clin (Barc). 2021 Jul 23; 157 (2): 64-67.

ObjectivesGiven the scarcity of data regarding prevalence of various infectious diseases in Latin-American countries, our study aims to assess the burden of T. cruzi, S. stercoralis, HIV and viral hepatitis in Latin-American migrants, with a focus on Bolivian migrants.MethodsWe performed a retrospective observational study of 565 screening evaluations in adults (≥18 years) carried out at our International Healthcare referral service in Barcelona. We reviewed structured clinical records and microbiological results of patients attended between February 2012 and April 2015.ResultsThe median age was 35 years and 74% were women. Of the population screened, 87% were of Bolivian origin. We found a 48% prevalence of T. cruzi, 16% of S. stercoralis, 0.2% of HIV, 0.2% HBV and 0.2% HCV.ConclusionsThese results support the relevance of screening for T. cruzi and S. stercoralis in Bolivian migrants but challenge the pertinence of systematic screening for HBV in this population.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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