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

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 ...

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, ...

"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 ...

Of course, the cure is for hookworms and lice, and the patients are sea lions. But, with apologies for clickbait, wouldn’t you like a feel-good storm about ivermectin? Here’s the problem. The ...