TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech - parasites suck!

Update: 2024-05-04

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TWiP discusses hookworm infection and the phase 1 clinical trial for a hookworm vaccine that could one day protect children from the hookworm anaemia, and reduce transmission of this infection.

Hosts: Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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Hookworm vaccines in school-aged children in Gabon (Lancet Inf Dis)
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