Journal of travel medicine
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The recent San Diego-Mexico border wall height extension has resulted in an increased injury risk for unauthorized immigrants falling from greater heights. However, the effects of the border wall extension on frequency and morbidity of spinal injuries and related economic costs have yet to be highlighted. ⋯ The data support that the recent San Diego-Mexico border wall extension is correlated with more frequent, severe and costly spinal injuries. This current infrastructure should be re-evaluated as border-related injuries represent a humanitarian and public health crisis.
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The objective of this study was to describe the main characteristics of migrants diagnosed with human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection within the +Redivi Spanish network. ⋯ HTLV infections (the majority due to HTLV-1) were mainly diagnosed in asymptomatic migrants from Latin America (generally long-settled immigrants and the majority female with the consequent implications for screening/prevention). A high rate of association with strongyloidiasis was found. In the majority, screening of potential contacts was not performed, representing a missed opportunity for decreasing the under diagnosis of this infection.
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Little is known about the healthcare needs of the increasing number of undocumented migrants in Europe. We aimed to gain knowledge about undocumented migrants use of a free healthcare clinic including an outreach programme in Denmark. ⋯ Our results highlight the multifaceted healthcare needs of undocumented migrants, with an increasing use of healthcare services over the study period. It underlines the importance of outreach programmes to reach this patient group at their place of work or stay. Finally, it emphasizes that transgender female and cross-dressing male sex workers are an especially vulnerable group with higher risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other STIs compared with cis-women.
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Identifying sexually transmitted infections is a public health task. Screening at the time of migration detected asymptomatic infections over a range of ages. Reporting infection rates may serve to establish a benchmark for risk assessments. All sexually active people who have never had sexually transmitted infection tests should be offered sexually transmitted infection tests.