Immunological parameters in northeast Arnhem Land Aborigines: consequences of changing settlement patterns and lifestyles

Flannery, G R; White, N. G.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511600494.014

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“…The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has not been comprehensively defined in Australia, although a national serosurvey in 1999 estimated 0.49–0.87% of the population were infected 1 (HBV surface antigen (HBsAg)‐positive). HBV infection appears more prevalent in Aboriginal Australians than others, with serological evidence of past infection (HBV core antibody (HBcAb)‐positive and HBsAg‐negative) found in 30–90% 1–4 . Antenatal seroprevalence studies in the Northern Territory (NT) found a current infection prevalence of 3.7%–5.5% 5,6 .…”

Section: Documented Hbv Serology In 112 Patients Who Had An Adult Heamentioning

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Screening for hepatitis B in East Arnhem Land: a high prevalence of chronic infection despite incomplete screening

Carroll¹,

Page²,

Davis³

2010

Internal Medicine Journal

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Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is common in Aboriginal Australians, but current seroprevalences in Northern Territory communities are unknown. We performed an audit of HBV serology on a convenience sample of 112 adults at an East Arnhem Land Health Service. Complete HBV serology was only available in 26 (23%) patients. Evidence of HBV exposure (core antibody-positive) was found in 43 of 68 (63%) patients tested, and current HBV infection (surface antigen-positive) was found in nine of 76 (12%). HBV is an incompletely defined, under-resourced and substantial public health problem in Aboriginal Australians.

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Section: Documented Hbv Serology In 112 Patients Who Had An Adult Heamentioning

confidence: 99%

Screening for hepatitis B in East Arnhem Land: a high prevalence of chronic infection despite incomplete screening

Carroll¹,

Page²,

Davis³

2010

Internal Medicine Journal

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“…Two were conducted in countries where infection is endemic, one of which reported additional clinical end points (Table 2). 10 The other commented on reduction in diarrhoea, urticaria and epigastric pain following treatment without reporting details. 43 All studies documented higher cure rates with ivermectin compared with the other agents.…”

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Strongyloidiasis: A review of the evidence for Australian practitioners

Johnston

Morris

Speare

et al. 2005

Australian J Rural Health

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There is a high prevalence in many Aboriginal communities. Strongyloides infection should be excluded prior to commencing immunosuppressive therapies in patients from endemic areas. Further studies examining the public health impact of strongyloidiasis, the role of the enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay serological test and population-based approaches to management of the disease in endemically infected Australian populations are needed.

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“…Our finding of specific IgG against T. canis in 21% of people tested indicates a significant level of human exposure to infection (putatively via egg ingestion). By way of comparison, 43% of another Aboriginal group in far north-eastern Arnhem Land, 10 The variations in S. stercoralis percentage positive are difficult to interpret. Intermittent larval shedding has been documented in this species 35 and may explain the variations seen.…”

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Intestinal parasites of children and adults in a remote Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory, Australia, 1994–1996

Shield¹,

Aland²,

Kearns³

et al. 2015

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Methods: Seven surveys for intestinal parasites were conducted by a quantitative formol-ether method on faecal samples. Serological testing was conducted for Strongyloides stercoralis and Toxocara canis IgG by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.Results: Of the 314 participants, infections were as follows: Trichuris trichiura (86%); hookworm, predominantly Ancylostoma duodenale (36%); Entamoeba spp. (E. histolytica complex [E. histolytica, E. dispar and E. moskovski], E. coli and E. hartmanni) (25%); S. stercoralis (19%); Rodentolepis nana (16%); and Giardia duodenalis (10%). Serological diagnosis for 29 individuals showed that 28% were positive for S. stercoralis and 21% for T. canis. There was a decrease in the proportion positive for hookworm over the two-year period but not for the other parasite species. The presence of hookworm, T. trichiura and Entamoeba spp. was significantly greater in 5-14 year olds (n = 87) than in 0-4 year olds (n = 41), while the presence of S. stercoralis, R. nana, G. duodenalis and Entamoeba spp. in 5-14 year olds was significantly greater than 15-69 year olds (n = 91).Discussion: Faecal testing indicated a very high prevalence of intestinal parasites, especially in schoolchildren. The decrease in percentage positive for hookworm over the two years was likely due to the albendazole deworming programme, and recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of hookworm is now low. However there was no sustained decrease in percentage positive for the other parasite species.

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Immunological parameters in northeast Arnhem Land Aborigines: consequences of changing settlement patterns and lifestyles

Cited by 18 publications

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Screening for hepatitis B in East Arnhem Land: a high prevalence of chronic infection despite incomplete screening

Screening for hepatitis B in East Arnhem Land: a high prevalence of chronic infection despite incomplete screening

Strongyloidiasis: A review of the evidence for Australian practitioners

Intestinal parasites of children and adults in a remote Aboriginal community of the Northern Territory, Australia, 1994–1996

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