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BASICS
Description
Adoption of children from foreign countries into the US has tripled in the past 15 years, and the demographics of those children and their homelands have also shifted significantly during that time. The diverse birth countries, disease exposures, and unknown health histories of these children make them a population that requires special attention (1).
Epidemiology
Incidence
- More than 20,000 international adoptions by US families every year
- >90% are from Asia, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe, with growing numbers from Africa and the Middle East
Risk Factors
- Unknown birth history, past medical history, and vaccination status
- Possible exposure to toxins and/or inadequate nutrition in utero
- Exposures to infectious diseases not commonly seen in the US ...
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