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A new species of hookworm (Uncinaria americana) parasitic in man.

STILES, Charles Wardell (1867 – 1941) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Amer. Med., 3, 777-78. 1902 CE.

Discovery of the American species of hookworm, afterward re-named Necator americanus. It was later believed to have originated in Africa, being brought over by slaves.

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Microbiology & Virology

Thematic Classifications

INFECTIOUS DISEASE › DISEASES DUE TO METAZOAN PARASITES › Hookworm Disease PARASITOLOGY › Helminths › Hookworms

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