Prevalence and risk factors for key infectious diseases amongst migrants to the UK: a systematic review
Despite heterogeneity, infection prevalence was generally high, particularly IGRA yield and HBV. This underscores the need to maintain effective monitoring, testing and treatment for key infections among migrant populations, especially given the rapidly evolving epidemiological and demographic landscape for this population.
Authors
- Manish Pareek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1521-9964)
- Paul W Bird
- Luisa Silva
- Dee S. Menezes
- Zainab Lal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-5783)
- Rebecca F. Baggaley
- Christopher A. Martin
- Carys M. Hooper
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (GB)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12953-z
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00