A phase 2 trial has shown promising protective efficacy for what could become the first vaccine against hookworm, a parasitic ...

Doctors discovered live hookworms in a woman's stomach. A medical scan showed live hookworms in a woman’s stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn’t have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of ...

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of ...

Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of death from hookworm infections, according to new findings. Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Keep a close watch on your pets: Hookworm infections appear to be on the rise across Tampa Bay. According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, there have been 1,268 ...

Treatment with hookworm larvae was well tolerated in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and although the primary outcome was not met there was some evidence of a beneficial therapeutic effect in ...

Hookworms exploit a live fast/die young strategy in their South American fur seal pup hosts. As a result, they often kill their host, rather than finding a happy equilibrium. Scientists are concerned ...

Warning: Images included in the video above may be too graphic for some A Tennessee mother is sharing a warning after her son contracted hookworms on a mission trip to Florida.Kelli Dumas told Local ...

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of ...