01598nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653002100042653003100063653002000094653001300114653001700127653002200144653001400166653001900180100001300199700001100212700001200223245007700235856007600312300001000388490000700398520092500405022001401330       2016                            d10aStrongyloidiasis10aSoil-transmitted helminths10aschistosomiasis10aRefugees10aNew migrants10aEnteric helminths10aAustralia10aAsylum seekers1 aHanieh S1 aRyan N1 aBiggs B00aAssessing enteric helminths in refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants  uhttp://microbiology.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=MA16006.pdf  a15-190 v373 a<p>Currently there are 59.5&nbsp;million people forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of conflict, human rights violations, generalised violence or persecution. Of these, 19.5&nbsp;million are refugees and 1.8&nbsp;million are asylum seekers. Each year Australia accepts 13&nbsp;750 refugees through the offshore Humanitarian program, and in 2016 that number will almost double with the addition of 12&nbsp;000 refugees from Syria and Iraq. Many refugees have complex medical needs and have reached Australia after a difficult journey, often involving time in refugee camps and exposure to traumatic events including physical hardship and illness. Refugees often come from parts of the world where parasitic and tropical infectious diseases are prevalent and untreated. This article provides a review of enteric helminth infections in refugees, including asylum seekers and those from a refugee-like background.</p>
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