The deadly hookworm. Why did the Puerto Ricans die?
Crosby, W.H.
Archives of Internal Medicine 147(3): 577-578
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9926 PMID: 3548625 Document Number: 292060
In 1899, anaemia due to infection with Necator americanus accounted for 30% of all deaths in Puerto Rico. It is suggested that this high mortality resulted from the association of the parasite with macrocytic anaemia caused by tropical sprue.
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