title: Hookworm infection.
abstract: It retards growth and intellectual development in millions of children yet is largely ignored by researchers. New findings suggest excellent possibilities for a vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Medical Helminthology Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hotez
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Pritchard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017221:Necator americanus / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D009332:Necatoriasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D016052:Protozoan Vaccines