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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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Genome skimming of dog faecal samples reveals mitogenomes indistinguishable from those of red fox-derived Uncinaria stenocephala

Parasitology
The northern hookworm, Uncinaria stenocephala, is the primary hookworm infecting dogs in temperate regions, but red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are also frequent hosts. The extent to which fox-derived U.
Thomas Stocker, Swaid Abdullah, Ian Scott, Jan Šlapeta   +3 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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Lipopeptide-based oral vaccine against hookworm infection

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The human hookworm, Necator americanus, is a parasite that infects almost half a billion people worldwide. Although treatment is available, vaccination is favorable to combat the spread of this parasite due to its wide distribution and ...
Bartlett, Stacey, Stacey Bartlett, Eichenberger, Ramon M., Ghaffar, Khairunnisa Abdul, Istvan Toth, Eichenberger, Ramon M, Nevagi, Reshma J, Alex Loukas, Ramon M Eichenberger, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Dai, Yang, Reshma J Nevagi, Nevagi, Reshma J., Marasini, Nirmal, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Nirmal Marasini, Yang Dai, Loukas, Alex, Khairunnisa Abdul Ghaffar, Toth, Istvan   +19 more
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The Immunoepidemiology of Hookworm Infection in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

, 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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Chest pain and eosinophilia in a middle-aged female caused by hookworm infection: a case report. [PDF]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Jiang B, Zhu X.
europepmc   +1 more source

A 24 month longitudinal cohort study of hookworm infection among school-age children in Ghana: Predictors of persistent and repeated infection. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Humphries DL, Larbi IA, McLaughlin M, Hu Y, Maldonado L, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Osei-Kwasi HA, Seddoh S, Mensah GE, Osabutey D, Harrison LM, Samani HNL, Koram KA, Wilson MD, Cappello M.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Prevalence of Zoonotic Parasites and Genetic Diversity of <i>Ancylostoma caninum</i> in Dogs From Machakos County, Kenya. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Glazer C, Bor N, Mulinge E, Murungi MK, Fèvre EM, Gitau Z, Mugo M, Muloi DM, Sargison N, Thomas LF.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hookworm (Necator americanus) infection and storage iron depletion.

, 1991
The relationship between iron status and the intensity of infection with hookworm was investigated in a rural population on Karkar Island, Mandang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Pritchard, D. I., Slater, A. F., Moustafa, M., McKean, Paul G., Quinnell, R. J., Raiko, A., Keymer, A. E., Dale, D. D.   +7 more
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Impact of the 2014-2016 El Niño on Geohelminth Control in Stray Dogs and Cats Without Anthelmintic Treatment. [PDF]

Vet Med Int
Na-Ek P, Pattanawongsa A, Khammaneechan P, Sedionoto B, Anamnart W.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source