Monge-Maillo, BegoñaCarolina Jiménez, B.Pérez-Molina, José A.Norman, FrancescaNavarro, MiriamPérez De Ayala Balzola, AnaHerrero Martínez, Juan MaríaZamarrón, PilarLópez-Vélez, Rogelio2026-02-092026-02-092009Monge-Maillo B, Jiménez BC, Pérez-Molina JA, Norman F, Navarro M, Pérez-Ayala A, et al. Imported Infectious Diseases in Mobile Populations, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15:1745–52. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.09071810.3201/eid1511.090718https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131863Migration has contributed to the emergence of certain infectious diseases. To determine which infectious diseases were most common among 2 mobile immigrant groups (sub-Saharan Africans and Latin Americans) in Spain, we analyzed health and demographic characteristics of 2,198 immigrants referred to the Tropical Medicine Unit of Ramón y Cajal Hospital over a 20-year period. The most frequent diagnoses were for latent tuberculosis (716 patients [32.6%]), filariasis (421 [19.2%]), hepatropic virus chronic infection (262 [19.2%]), intestinal parasites (242 [11.0%]), and malaria (212 [9.6%]). Health screening of immigrant populations is needed to ensure early diagnosis and treatment of potentially transmissible infections.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.3201/EID1511.090718https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/11/09-0718_articleopen accessEnfermedades infecciosas3205.05 Enfermedades Infecciosas