The burden of infectious diseases on the migrant population in Sicily: a mini review

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2016; 2 (1): e241

  Topic: Viral Infection     Category:

Prestileo T.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
tullioprestileo@virgilio.it Close
, Dalle Nogare E R.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Di Lorenzo F.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Ficalora A.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Spicola D.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Imburgia C.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Corrao S.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close

Abstract

Migration in Italy is a complex and heterogeneous phenomenon, due to different allocation, length of stay in Italy and origin.

In the last years, Sicily has experienced an increasing migration due to war, famine, dictatorship, and poverty. Data from a recent study conducted by the Italian Society of Infectious Diseases (SIMIT) highlight an increased presence of infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted diseases.

In the present review, we report and comment on some recent data on migration and infectious diseases.

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Prestileo T.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
tullioprestileo@virgilio.it Close
, Dalle Nogare E R.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Di Lorenzo F.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Ficalora A.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Spicola D.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Imburgia C.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
, Corrao S.
Unit of Infectious Diseases & Medicine of Migrant and Vulnerable Populations, National Relevance Hospital Trust (ARNAS), Civico-Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy Close
The burden of infectious diseases on the migrant population in Sicily: a mini review

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2016; 2 (1): e241

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Published online: 01 Apr 2016