Strongyloidiasis does not discriminate: nor should the screening and treatment

Meruyert Cooper-Beknazarova; Mae White; Harriet Whiley; Darren J. Gray; Polydor N. Mutombo; Richard Bradbury; Don McManus; Catherine Gordon; Jenni Judd; Kirstin E. Ross

doi:10.1111/imj.15579

Strongyloidiasis does not discriminate: nor should the screening and treatment

Meruyert Cooper-Beknazarova, Mae White, Harriet Whiley, Darren J. Gray, Polydor N. Mutombo, Richard Bradbury, Don McManus, Catherine Gordon, Jenni Judd, Kirstin E. Ross

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Strongyloidiasis is caused by the soil-transmitted helminth,Strongyloides stercoralis. It has been estimated to infect between 380 and 613 million people worldwide, and remains endemic in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia.312 Despite strongyloi-diasis being a chronic health issue and seroprevalence reaching 60% in some communities,the true incidence remains unknown as a result of underdiagnosis and absence of surveillance data across Australia. In their study, Hansenet al.14 found that strongyloidia-sis seropositivity is not associated with symptoms andtherefore argued that stercoralissero positive cases should not become notifiable. We do not support Hansenet al.s14 conclusions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2160-2161
Number of pages	2
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	51
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15579
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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