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A case of hookworm infestation in a precolumbian American
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1974
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Parasitic DiseaseHelminthologyEntomologyAncylostoma DuodenaleHookworm InfestationSoil-transmitted HelminthiasisHelminth InfectionTiahuanaco MummyParasitologyHost-parasite Relationship
Abstract A case of hookworm infestation in a Tiahuanaco mummy dating from around 900 A.D. is presented. The worms found in the small intestine were identified as Ancylostoma duodenale . This is the first recorded case of hookworm infestation in the Americas prior to the coming of Europeans.
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