Towards a European Framework to Monitor Infectious Diseases among Migrant Populations: Design and Applicability

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Flavia Riccardo¹  Maria Grazia Dente¹  Tommi Kärki¹  Massimo Fabiani¹  Christian Napoli¹  Antonio Chiarenza²  Paolo Giorgi Rossi³  Cesar Velasco Munoz⁴  Teymur Noori⁴  Silvia Declich¹ 

[1] National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy; E-Mails:;Research and Innovation Unit AUSL (Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale) Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia 42122, Italy; E-Mail:;Interinstitutional Epidemiology Unit, AUSL (Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale) Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia 42122, Italy; E-Mail:;European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Tomtebodavägen 11a, 171 83 Stockholm, Sweden; E-Mails:

关键词: transients and migrants;    European Union;    epidemiology;    communicable diseases;    data collection;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph120911640

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

There are limitations in our capacity to interpret point estimates and trends of infectious diseases occurring among diverse migrant populations living in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The aim of this study was to design a data collection framework that could capture information on factors associated with increased risk to infectious diseases in migrant populations in the EU/EEA. The authors defined factors associated with increased risk according to a multi-dimensional framework and performed a systematic literature review in order to identify whether those factors well reflected the reported risk factors for infectious disease in these populations. Following this, the feasibility of applying this framework to relevant available EU/EEA data sources was assessed. The proposed multidimensional framework is well suited to capture the complexity and concurrence of these risk factors and in principle applicable in the EU/EEA. The authors conclude that adopting a multi-dimensional framework to monitor infectious diseases could favor the disaggregated collection and analysis of migrant health data.

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