Health system barriers to HPV-vaccination in adolescent females with a Moroccan or Turkish migration background in the Netherlands: A qualitative study.

Introduction: In the Netherlands HPV-vaccination uptake is low among females with a Moroccan or Turkish migration background. The aim of this study was to identify health system barriers to HPV-vaccine uptake among these females.

Methods: A qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, was performed between October 2021 and June 2022.

Perinatal Outcomes in Vertically Infected Neonates During a Chikungunya Outbreak on the Island of Curaçao.

Recent outbreaks of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection confirm the vulnerability of neonates after vertical transmission. In 2014, CHIKV was reported for the first time in the Americas, including the island of Curaçao. We describe the outcomes of symptomatic neonates with vertically transmitted CHIKV infection during the CHIKV epidemic, who were admitted in the Saint Elisabeth Hospital, Willemstad, Curaçao.

Seroprevalence of Infection in Refugee and Migrant Pregnant Women along the Thailand-Myanmar Border.

primary infection in pregnancy is associated with poor obstetric outcomes. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of infection in pregnant migrant and refugee women from Myanmar attending antenatal care in Thailand. A random selection of 199 residual blood samples from first antenatal screen in 2014-2015 was tested for IgG and IgM antibodies.