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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Incidence

The incidence rate of hookworm infection was 7.5/100 person-years.[1]

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References

  1. Jiraanankul V, Aphijirawat W, Mungthin M, Khositnithikul R, Rangsin R, Traub RJ; et al. (2011). "Incidence and risk factors of hookworm infection in a rural community of central Thailand". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 84 (4): 594–8. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0189. PMC 3062455. PMID 21460016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Stoltzfus RJ, Dreyfuss ML, Chwaya HM, Albonico M (1997). "Hookworm control as a strategy to prevent iron deficiency". Nutr Rev. 55 (6): 223–32. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01609.x. PMID 9279058.
  3. Marocco C, Bangert M, Joseph SA, Fitzpatrick C, Montresor A (2017). "Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from meta-analysis". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 111 (1): 12–17. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trx011. PMC 5590722. PMID 28340144.
  4. Yong W, Guangjin S, Weitu W, Shuhua X, Hotez PJ, Qiyang L; et al. (1999). "Epidemiology of human ancylostomiasis among rural villagers in Nanlin County (Zhongzhou village), Anhui Province, China: age-associated prevalence, intensity and hookworm species identification". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 30 (4): 692–7. PMID 10928362.
  5. "Hookworms: Ancylostoma spp. and Necator spp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.

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