Human hookworm infection is one of the most ubiquitous illnesses in people who live in
extreme poverty. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study estimates that in the year 2016 …

Background and Objectives Hookworm infection is among the major causes of anaemia in
poor communities, but its importance in causing maternal anaemia is poorly understood …

Two articles published in this issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene (AJTMH) address a similar theme. McKenna et al. 1 report a study evaluating the …

Objectives To summarise age‐and intensity‐stratified associations between human
hookworm infection and anaemia and to quantify the impact of treatment with the …

Hookworm, roundworm, whipworm, and schistosomiasis infect more than one in four people
worldwide and are particularly prevalent among school-age children in developing …

Hookworm is an intestinal parasite that infects nearly 230 million people, with another 5.1
billion at risk, especially in poverty-stricken tropical and subtropical regions. Pregnancy is an …

Background. Hookworm infection in expectant mothers has adverse health effects on both
the mothers and their unborn babies. Foetal effects are known to include intrauterine growth …

Intestinal helminths-including hookworm, roundworm, schistosomiasis, and whipworm-infect
more than one-quarter of the world's population. A randomized evaluation of a project in …

Objective To assess the prevalence of hookworm infections and anemia and also measure
their association among children. Methods A cross-sectional parasitological and …

Background: Helminth (worm) infections cause morbidity among poor communities
worldwide. An influential study conducted in Kenya in 1998–99 reported that a school-based …