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]
Famous Cases
The following are a few famous cases of ancylostomiasis:
- In 1880, the anemia first appeared in Italy when the Saint Gothard railway tunnel was being bored. The epidemic of ancylostomiasis
to which so many of the workmen fell victim and several workers died. This led to major advances in parasitology by research into the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of ancylostomiasis. [3]
References
- ↑ 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
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Peduzzi R, Piffaretti JC (1983). "Ancylostoma duodenal and the Saint Gothard anaemia". Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 287 (6409): 1942–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.287.6409.1942. PMC 1550193. PMID 6418279.