The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries

Strongyloidiasis is considered one of the most serious parasitic infections globally, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease's public health significance is substantial, as the infection can remain dormant for decades in the host and may be activated as hyperinfection afte...

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Main Authors: Dalal A Shuqair, AbdelRahman Zueter, Nawal Hijjawi
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20409
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description Strongyloidiasis is considered one of the most serious parasitic infections globally, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease's public health significance is substantial, as the infection can remain dormant for decades in the host and may be activated as hyperinfection after immunity dysregulation caused by immunosuppression. Strongyloides stercoralis infection is prevalent in tropical regions, whereas cases are usually reported sporadically in non-tropical countries and are estimated to cause asymptomatic chronic infection in 600 million people worldwide. Strongyloidiasis remains neglected in many Mediterranean countries, highlighting the urgent need for increased awareness among healthcare providers, especially regarding possible carriers returning from endemic regions. This narrative review updates the status of S. stercoralis and its corresponding disease in the Mediterranean countries. This article searched internet databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and MEDLINE for Strongyloidiasis studies and cases published over the last ten years in the Mediterranean countries. Strongyloidiasis remains neglected in many Mediterranean countries, highlighting the urgent need for increased awareness among healthcare providers, especially regarding possible carriers returning from endemic regions.
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spelling doaj-art-d47361c765484dd8a4a2035f98b9b00e2025-08-21T00:26:11ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802025-07-01190710.3855/jidc.20409The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countriesDalal A Shuqair0AbdelRahman Zueter1Nawal Hijjawi2Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, JordanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, JordanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan Strongyloidiasis is considered one of the most serious parasitic infections globally, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease's public health significance is substantial, as the infection can remain dormant for decades in the host and may be activated as hyperinfection after immunity dysregulation caused by immunosuppression. Strongyloides stercoralis infection is prevalent in tropical regions, whereas cases are usually reported sporadically in non-tropical countries and are estimated to cause asymptomatic chronic infection in 600 million people worldwide. Strongyloidiasis remains neglected in many Mediterranean countries, highlighting the urgent need for increased awareness among healthcare providers, especially regarding possible carriers returning from endemic regions. This narrative review updates the status of S. stercoralis and its corresponding disease in the Mediterranean countries. This article searched internet databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and MEDLINE for Strongyloidiasis studies and cases published over the last ten years in the Mediterranean countries. Strongyloidiasis remains neglected in many Mediterranean countries, highlighting the urgent need for increased awareness among healthcare providers, especially regarding possible carriers returning from endemic regions. https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20409S. stercoralisstrongyloidiasisMediterraneanhyperinfectionnon-endemicimmunocompromisation
spellingShingle Dalal A Shuqair
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Mediterranean
hyperinfection
non-endemic
immunocompromisation
title The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries
title_full The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries
title_fullStr The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries
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title_short The status of strongyloidiasis in the Mediterranean countries
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topic S. stercoralis
strongyloidiasis
Mediterranean
hyperinfection
non-endemic
immunocompromisation
url https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20409
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