Necatoriasis

This article is about the infection. For the organism, see Necator americanus.
Necatoriasis
Infective larva of Necator americanus
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Necatoriasis is the condition of infection by Necator hookworms, such as Necator americanus.[1] This hookworm infection is a type of helminthiasis (infection) which is a type of neglected tropical disease.

  1. ^ Georgiev VS (May 2000). "Necatoriasis: treatment and developmental therapeutics". Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 9 (5): 1065–78. doi:10.1517/13543784.9.5.1065. PMID 11060728. S2CID 8040066.