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Epidemiological study on hookworm infection in rural population in Tiantai County， Zhejiang Province in 2022

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence of hookworm infection and its relevant behavioral factors in rural areas of Tiantai County， Zhejiang Province， and to provide scientific evidence for prevention and control of hookworm disease.MethodsBy using a ...
GE Junhua, CHU Jiang, ZHU Guiwei, DING Binbin, PANG Caixia, LUO Saifei, PANG Tianlan, RUAN Wei   +7 more
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A history of hookworm vaccine development

, 2011
The human hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale remain among the most common infections of humans in areas of rural poverty in the developing regions of the world, with an estimated 1 billion people infected with one or more of these ...
Jariwala, Amar R., Bethony, Jeffrey M., Swaroop N. Bose, Amar R. Jariwala, Gazzinelli, Maria Flávia, Hotez, Peter J., Peter J. Hotez, David J. Diemert, Periago, Maria Victoria, Diemert, David J., Maria Flávia Gazzinelli, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Schneider, Brent, Bose, Swaroop N., Maria Victoria Periago, Brent Schneider   +15 more
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Human hookworm infection in the 21st century.

, 2004
The scientific study of human hookworm infection began at the dawn of the twentieth century. In recent years, there have been dramatic improvements in our understanding of many aspects of this globally widespread parasite.
Bethony, Jeffrey, Hotez, Peter J, Brooker, Simon, Peter J. Hotez, Simon Brooker, Jeffrey Bethony   +5 more
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Hookworm: “The Great Infection of Mankind” [PDF]

, 2005
Hotez Peter J, Buss Paulo, Brooker Simon, Brooker, Simon, Bottazzi, Maria Elena, Peter J Hotez, Buss, Paulo, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Simon Brooker, Hotez, Peter J, Bethony Jeff, Bottazzi Maria Elena, Paulo Buss, Jeff Bethony, Bethony, Jeff   +14 more
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Hookworm vaccines: past, present, and future.

, 2006
Hookworms are gastrointestinal nematodes that infect almost 1 billion people in developing countries. The main clinical symptom of human hookworm infections is iron-deficiency anaemia, a direct consequence of the intestinal blood loss resulting from the ...
Bethony, Jeffrey, Brooker, Simon, Loukas, Alex, Hotez, Peter   +3 more
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A case of mistaken identity – reappraisal of the species of canid and felid hookworms (Ancylostoma) present in Australia and India

, 2007
This study serves to clarify the current status of canid and felid Ancylostoma species present in Australia. The morphological identification of A. ceylanicum from cats for the first time in Townsville, Australia, appears to be in error, together with ...
Hobbs, R.P., Traub, R.J., Adams, P.J., Thompson, R.C.A., Behnke, J.M., Harris, P.D.   +5 more
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Correction: Public Spaces as Hotspots of Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Parasite Transmission: Evidence from Small Animal and Soil Surveillance in Malaysia. [PDF]

J Epidemiol Glob Health
Low SY, Gun SK, Babatunde SM, Hussain SSS, Kamil WNIWA, Omar AR, Othman AH, Azizan TRPT, Moktar MA, Azman NB, Tan YM, Aziz NAA.   +11 more
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections among migrants and travelers: a 10-year retrospective study. [PDF]

Trop Med Health
Blazquez-Bermejo I, Salvador F, Sulleiro E, Serre-Delcor N, Martínez-Campreciós J, Aznar ML, Bosch-Nicolau P, Pou D, San José-Villar SM, Oliveira-Souto I, Molina I.   +10 more
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Prevalence of hookworm infection and its proportion among pregnant women with intestinal helminth infection in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Tariku MK, Mekuriya GE, Abuhay HW, Demoze L, Abeje G, Aweke MN, Getahun HA, Chanie ST, Yitageasu G, Alemu GG, Hagos A.   +10 more
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The Immunoepidemiology of Hookworm Infection in the Peruvian Amazon

, 2008
Hookworm infection caused by Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus is a significant global health threat, causing chronic anemia, malnutrition, developmental delay, enteritis, and increased susceptibility to non-parasitic diseases.
Shete, Priya
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