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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence rate of hookworm infection was 7.5/100 person-years.[1]
Prevalence
- Prevalence of Ancylostomiasis is approximately 1 billion people worlwide.[2]
- The prevalence of ancylostomiasis in children increases with age, and typically reaches a plateau in late adolescence, whereas the intensity may continue to increase throughout adulthood.
Age
- People of all ages are susceptible to Ancylostomiasis.
- Ancylostomiasis commonly affects children and women of childbearing age because of their particular need for micronutrients.[3]
- The overall prevalence of Ancylostomiasis in Zhongzhou was 33.2% with a greater prevalence among males.[4]
Mortality
Gender
- Men are more commonly affected by Ancylostomiasis than women, and this is because most likely related to exposure to contaminated soil.[2]
References
- ↑ Jiraanankul V, Aphijirawat W, Mungthin M, Khositnithikul R, Rangsin R, Traub RJ; et al. (2011). "Incidence and risk factors of hookworm infection in a rural community of central Thailand". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 84 (4): 594–8. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0189. PMC 3062455. PMID 21460016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stoltzfus RJ, Dreyfuss ML, Chwaya HM, Albonico M (1997). "Hookworm control as a strategy to prevent iron deficiency". Nutr Rev. 55 (6): 223–32. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01609.x. PMID 9279058.
- ↑ Marocco C, Bangert M, Joseph SA, Fitzpatrick C, Montresor A (2017). "Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from meta-analysis". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 111 (1): 12–17. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trx011. PMC 5590722. PMID 28340144.
- ↑ Yong W, Guangjin S, Weitu W, Shuhua X, Hotez PJ, Qiyang L; et al. (1999). "Epidemiology of human ancylostomiasis among rural villagers in Nanlin County (Zhongzhou village), Anhui Province, China: age-associated prevalence, intensity and hookworm species identification". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 30 (4): 692–7. PMID 10928362.
- ↑ "Hookworms: Ancylostoma spp. and Necator spp". Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.