Journal of travel medicine
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Immigration to Italy has increased drastically, but there is a paucity of data on the health of these immigrant populations and the need to improve their health care. Therefore, we analyzed a multiethnic immigrant population in Bologna (northern Italy) to identify the risk factors for health. This anthropometric study was part of a multiregional project "Health Assistance and Monitoring for Indigent Italian Citizens and Immigrants" funded by the Italian Ministry of Health. ⋯ Some of the immigrant subsamples had a high prevalence of obesity, which is associated with morbidity. Our findings on the relationships between the anthropometric traits and the blood pressure suggest different cardiovascular disease risk profiles in the ethnic groups (higher for Kosovars and Roma) and an urgent need for preventive measures.
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Aeromonas species is an infrequent pathogen causing travelers' diarrhea and gastroenteritis. No human case of appendicitis has been reported as a complication of Aeromonas infection until now. We describe a case of acute appendicitis associated with Aeromonas sobria infection acquired in Cebu, Philippines.
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This study estimated the annual incidence of imported malaria in Qatar from 1997 to 2006 and described the epidemiological features of malaria from 2004 to 2006. ⋯ Imported malaria reported in Qatar has shown an increase in the past 2 years after a long period of constant reduction, and the people most affected were adult male migrants from endemic countries. This group should be targeted by malaria prevention programs.