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An increase in hookworm infection temporally associated with ecologic change.

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 periodi...

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Autores principales: Lilley, B, Lammie, P, Dickerson, J, Eberhard, M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9284389