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New research from the University of California, Riverside suggests mammals have regulatory systems in place that lower the body’s immune response to a parasitic infection, such as hookworm, instead of ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

A medical scan showed live hookworms in a woman’s stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn’t have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of the parasitic infection. The Chinese farmer, 75, first ...

Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In one ...

Owing to these severe risks to both mothers and infants, since 1994 the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommend hookworm treatment during pregnancy in endemic areas. Despite this recommendation, ...

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