@article{ref1,
title="Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean Sea route: nutritional, psychological status and infectious disease control",
journal="Journal of infection in developing countries",
year="2020",
author="Angeletti, Silvia and Ceccarelli, Giancarlo and Bazzardi, Riccardo and Fogolari, Marta and Vita, Serena and Antonelli, Francesca and De Florio, Lucia and Khazrai, Yeganeh Manon and De Noia, Vincenza and Lopalco, Maurizio and Alagia, Domenico and Pedone, Claudio and Lauri, Gaetano and Aronica, Rosario and Riva, Elisabetta and Demir, Ayse Banu and Abacioglu, Hakan and Ciccozzi, Massimo and Sanitary Bureau of Extraordinary Reception Center (ERC) of Rocca di Papa, ",
volume="14",
number="5",
pages="454-462",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: North Africa has become a key migratory hub where a large number of migrants attempt the journey by sea from the Libyan coastline to the south of Europe. In this humanitarian disaster scenario, the Mediterranean route has been one of the most used by illegal boats.   METHODOLOGY: In this report, the state of physical and psychological health of a cluster of Eritrean migrants, escaped from Libya and rescued in the Mediterranean Sea after a shipwreck, was described by epidemiological, clinical and laboratory investigations.   RESULTS: Data suggest that despite the majority  of the migrants being apparently in good health upon a syndromic surveillance approach, most of them suffered a decline in psychological status as well as severe malnutrition. The emergence of infectious diseases, related to poor living conditions during the journey, is not a rare event.   CONCLUSION: The present report highlights the risks of failures of the syndromic medical approach in the setting of the extremely challenging migration route and underlines migrant frailties consequent to a prolonged journey and long period of detention. These stressors, which can degrade the initial health condition of traveling migrants, can lead to a premature &quot;exhausted migrant effect&quot; that should be carefully investigated in order to avoid the early emergence of diseases related to frailty.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2036-6590",
doi="10.3855/jidc.11918",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11918"
}