Minnesota Refugee Health Provider Guide
Parasites
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Provider guide: chapter seven
Appendices
Resources
Provider guide: chapter seven
- Parasitic Infections
(PDF: 483KB/7 pages)
In 2009, 27 percent of refugees screened in Minnesota had at least one intestinal parasite with the highest rates among Southeast Asians and sub-Saharan Africans.
Appendices:
- Guide to Parasites
Common in Refugee Populations (PDF: 125KB/4 pages)
Guide to the life-cycle, pathology, symptomatology, and treatment of parasites most commonly seen in refugee populations.
- Common Non-pathogenic Parasites (PDF: 169KB/1 pages)
Resource:
- CDC Division of Parasitic
Disease
Dedicated to preventing and controlling parasitic disease at home and abroad. Attention: Non-MDH link
- DPDx - Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern
This site, maintained by the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM), is a tool to aid in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases in the United States and around the world. Attention: Non-MDH link
- CDC Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases
Information on Japanese Encephalitis and other vector-borne infectious dieasease. Attention: Non-MDH link
- The Medical Letter Online: Drugs for Parasitic Infections
A guide for health care professionals on treating parasitic infections. Table listing first-choice and alternative drugs for most parasitic infections. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Tropical Medicine: International Registry of Tropical Imaging
A project of the Radiology Department of the Uninformed Services University with information on parasites for providers. Attention: Non-MDH link
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