Epidemiological evidence for a differential effect of hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus, on iron status of children | Zendy

Marco Albonico | Zendy; Stoltzfus Rj | Zendy; Lorenzo Savioli | Zendy; James M. Tielsch | Zendy; Chwaya Hm | Zendy; E. Ercole | Zendy; Gabriella Cancrini | Zendy

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Epidemiological evidence for a differential effect of hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus, on iron status of children

Author(s) -

Marco Albonico,

Stoltzfus Rj,

Lorenzo Savioli,

James M. Tielsch,

Chwaya Hm,

E. Ercole,

Gabriella Cancrini

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.3.530

Subject(s) - ancylostoma duodenale , necator americanus , hookworm infections , hookworm infection , ancylostoma , iron deficiency anemia , iron deficiency , biology , anemia , ferritin , trichuriasis , immunology , ascariasis , helminthiasis , medicine , helminths , ascaris lumbricoides , biochemistry

The hookworms, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, cause significant gastrointestinal blood loss. In clinical studies, greater blood losses have been reported with A. duodenale. However, there has been no evidence that endemic A. duodenale infection has greater impact than N. americanus infection on the iron status of populations.

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