The vaccine specifically targets Necator americanus, which is the most common type of hookworm. By interfering with a certain ...

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.

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of ...

A phase 2 trial has shown promising protective efficacy for what could become the first vaccine against hookworm, a parasitic disease affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. The ...

External parasites, such as fleas and ticks, live on the body of the host and produce an infestation.

There's a new warning about walking on the beach without any shoes. A Canadian couple said they contracted hookworm parasites during a trip to the Dominican Republic. The pair noticed their feet were ...

Doing research in the field on hookworm, a parasite that affects about 2 billion people, a doctor needed to find a way to look at the anemia-causing bugs without a microscope. There’s not an app for ...

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial ...