An increase in hookworm infection temporally associated with ecologic change.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lilley, B. ; Lammie, P. ; Dickerson, J. ; Eberhard, M.
• Description:
  This report describes a significant increase in the prevalence of hookworm infection in an area of Haiti where intestinal parasites are common, but hookworm has not been common. Changing environmental conditions, specifically deforestation and subsequent silting of a local river, have caused periodic flooding with deposition of a layer of sandy loam topsoil and increased soil moisture. We speculate that these conditions, conducive to transmission of the infection, have allowed hookworm to reemerge as an important human pathogen.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Ascariasis
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Ecosystem
  • Hookworm Infections
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Longitudinal Studies
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 3(3):391-393.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15418/cdc_15418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:efa2e4087839b5ad559c1dc62610619e064efa919131ca770c8514f38eda03da