Ancylostomiasis historical perspective
Historical Perspective
- Ancylostomiasis was first discovered by Dubini, an Italian physician, in 1838 who provided the first detailed description of hookworms during an autopsy on a woman who had died in Milan.[1]
- Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale were responsible for all human hookworm infections mentioned by Bethony et al ( 2006), de Silva et al.(2003), however Bradbury & Traub (2016) and Traub et al. (2008) mentioned Ancylostoma ceylanicum is also an important hookworm of humans, especially in South East Asia.[2]
- ↑ Crompton DW, Whitehead RR (1993). "Hookworm infections and human iron metabolism". Parasitology. 107 Suppl: S137–45. doi:10.1017/s0031182000075569. PMID 8115178.
- ↑ Aula OP, McManus DP, Weerakoon KG, Olveda R, Ross AG, Rogers MJ; et al. (2020). "Molecular identification of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in the Philippines". Parasitology. 147 (14): 1718–1722. doi:10.1017/S0031182020001547. PMID 32829714 Check
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