Schistosomiasi e strongiloidosi: perché e quando?

Schistosomiasis and strongyloidosis are intestinal parasitosis for which research in populations at risk (migrants, travelers to endemic areas) is suggested because they can give a/ paucisymptomatic infections, tend to become chronic and can evolve to serious clinical pictures with long-term damage or high mortality. The classic direct search for the parasite on faeces and/or urine has a low sensitivity and the risk of false negatives is high. The availability of reliable serological tests allows, especially in areas with low endemia, to increase the possibilities of diagnosis, thus reducing the risk of unfavorable outcomes.