Science
22 April 2016 Vol 352, Issue 6284
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl

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In Depth
Refugee crisis brings new health challenges
By Kai Kupferschmidt
Science22 Apr 2016 : 391-392
Imported pathogens are a much bigger threat to migrants than they are to Europeans.
Summary
More than a million refugees and migrants entered Europe last year, mostly from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. This exodus is creating new challenges for European public health officials. Many of the migrants come from countries where public health systems are in disarray, and some are infected with pathogens that are rare, or even unheard of, in Europe. Germany saw a 30% increase in the number of tuberculosis cases in 2015; doctors also need to be prepared for diseases they have never seen before. Still, scientists say that the influx of unusual infections is far less a threat to native-born Europeans than to the health of the refugees themselves.