Scientists at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Mass., and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have sequenced the genome of a hookworm that has been known to infect humans. The findings may help ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers in the United States of America (USA) and Canada found molecular evidence that the parasitic hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum) in ...

A phase 2 trial has shown promising protective efficacy for what could become the first vaccine against hookworm, a parasitic ...

"We're calling for a shift toward targeted, risk-based treatment to curb the spread of resistant hookworm. "Responsible doctors don't give blanket antibiotics to any and all of their patients, and ...