2012
Nutritional risk factors for hookworm infection among school age children in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana
Humphries D, Simms B, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Berg E, Newton S, Harrison L, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Nutritional risk factors for hookworm infection among school age children in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2012, 26: 1028.6-1028.6. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1028.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHookworm infectionKintampo North MunicipalityRisk factorsInfection statusSchool-aged childrenNutritional risk factorsDietary risk factorsMalaria infection statusSignificant risk factorsDietary diversityDegree of stuntingLow-intensity infectionsChildren ages 6Recent dewormingClinical sequelaeResults PrevalenceHigh prevalenceFood groupsIntensity infectionsNutritional statusCross-sectional sampleHookwormInfectionAnemiaHAZ scores
2001
Mitigation of Hookworm Disease by Immunization with Soluble Extracts of Ancylostoma ceylanicum
Bungiro R, Greene J, Kruglov E, Cappello M. Mitigation of Hookworm Disease by Immunization with Soluble Extracts of Ancylostoma ceylanicum. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2001, 183: 1380-1387. PMID: 11294670, DOI: 10.1086/319867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHookworm infectionMajor clinical sequelaeHuman vaccine developmentCause of anemiaSyrian golden hamstersAdult worm burdenGlobal control effortsClinical sequelaeActive vaccinationPrimary infectionWorm burdenAdult hookwormsGrowth delayVaccine developmentHookworm diseaseGolden hamstersPooled seraAncylostoma ceylanicumPartial protectionAnemiaWeight lossAbsence of reductionInfectionAdult parasitesHamsters