Health problems in this population can be diverse12 but infectious diseases, including latent tuberculosis, hepatitis B, HIV and, mainly, parasitic diseases are the most frequent diseases detected in immigrant population.2 Information available about the health status of immigrant children is limited.13–15 Only a few reports evaluating health requirements of immigrant children have been published.16 To our knowledge, there is no data about the prevalence of parasitic disease and its association with IgE or eosinophilia biomarkers in widely available, international journals. This evidence concerns the gene IGHE and infectious disease.