Presumptive albendazole therapy administered overseas before departure for the United States was associated with a decrease in the prevalence of intestinal nematodes among newly arrived African and Southeast Asian refugees.
Medical screening remains an important part of health care for newly arrived refugee children in the United States, and disease risk varies by population.
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