According to the CDC, hookworm affects around 576–740 million people worldwide. In the past, hookworm was common in the southeastern U.S., ... Most people with hookworm have no symptoms.

The Hunan Province, where the woman lives, "has also made significant progress in controlling hookworms," the study notes, saying the rate of infection decreased from 22.86% in 1994 to 0.43% in 2020.

While most people may originally balk at the idea of being infected with hookworm larvae, a new study indicated that hookworms could be a breakthrough treatment for individuals with ulcerative ...

Dan Baumgardt outlines the most common symptoms, and when to see a doctor. ... Hookworms affect about 470 million people worldwide, but are rare in the UK (Wikimedia/Jasper Lawrence) ...

The Cleveland Clinic says that as many as 740 million people have hookworm disease throughout the globe, and it is especially prevalent in more tropical parts of the world.

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 ...

A world-first human trial has revealed that inoculation with live hookworms resulted in modest improvements in insulin resistance in a small study of 40 participants at risk for type 2 diabetes. The ...

A medical scan showed live hookworms in a woman’s stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn’t have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of the parasitic infection.. The Chinese farmer, 75 ...

Prior infection by a parasitic hookworm has been shown to protect mice from severe SARS-CoV-2 disease, offering a potential explanation as to why certain human populations seemed to fare better ...

C anine 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.