Table.
Number (percentage) of diagnoses of tropical disease found during 282 check ups in 216 children in the Netherlands, 1987-1995
| Diagnosis | Cases
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Asymptomatic disease (n=253) | Symptomatic disease (n=29) | Total (n=282) | |
| Giardiasis | 58 (23) | 3 (10) | 61 (22) |
| Unexplained eosinophilia | 24 (10) | 3 (10) | 27 (10) |
| Schistosomiasis | 19 (8) | 2 (7) | 21 (7)* |
| Trichuriasis | 7 (3) | 2 (7) | 9 (3) |
| Ascariasis | 5 (2) | 1 (3) | 6 (2) |
| Hepatitis A infection | 4 (2) | 2 (7) | 6 (2)† |
| Campylobacter jejuni infection | 3 (1) | 2 (7) | 5 (2) |
| Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar infection | 3 (1) | 2 (7) | 5 (2) |
| Ancyclostomiasis | 4 (2) | — | 4 (1) |
| Filariasis | 2 (0.8) | 1 (3) | 3 (1)‡ |
| Relapsing fever | — | 1 (3) | 1 (0.4) |
| Hepatitis B infection | 1 (0.4) | — | 1 (0.4) |
| Malaria | — | 1 (3) | 1 (0.4) |
| Other | 2 (0.8)¶ | 4 (14)§ | 6 (2) |
| Total diagnoses | 132 | 24 | 156 |
| No of cases with one or more diagnosis | 99 (39) | 15 (52) | 114 (40) |
*
All positive on serological testing and three children also positive for ova.
†
All tested positive for anti-hepatitis A IgM.
‡
All positive on serological testing and one child also positive on thick smear.
¶
One case of strongyloidiasis and one case of salmonellosis.
§
One case each of borreliosis, rickettsiosis, larva migrans, relapsing fever.