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Ancylostomatoidea

Known as: Ancylostomatoideas, Hookworm, Hookworms 
A superfamily of nematode parasitic hookworms consisting of four genera: ANCYLOSTOMA; NECATOR; Bunostomum; and Uncinaria. ANCYLOSTOMA and NECATOR… 
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BunostomumUncinaria stenocephala
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Multivalent anthelminthic vaccine to prevent hookworm and schistosomiasis
Hookworm infection and schistosomiasis are two of the world’s most important human parasitic infections, affecting hundreds of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A Broad Spectrum Kunitz Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Secreted by the Hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum *
Although blood-feeding hookworms infect over a billion people worldwide, little is known about the molecular mechanisms through… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A hookworm allergen which strongly resembles calreticulin
Immmoglobulin E‐rich plasma from patients from Papua New Guinea infected with Necator americanus has been used to probe an adult… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Epidemiology of soil‐transmitted nematode infections in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam
Baseline epidemiological data are presented from a parasitological survey conducted in Thuy Loi commune, Ha Nam province, Vietnam… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Immunity in humans to Necator americanus‐. IgE, parasite weight and fecundity
The effect of the humoral immune response on the weight and fecundity of the hookworm Necator americanus was examined in an… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Estimating prevalence of community morbidity due to intestinal helminths: prevalence of infection as an indicator of the prevalence of disease.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Epidemiology and immunology of Necator americanus infection in a community in Papua New Guinea: humoral responses to excretory-secretory and cuticular collagen antigens
SUMMARY Baseline data from an immuno-epidemiological study of hookworm infection in a rural village in Madang Province, Papua New… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Metalloproteases of infective Ancylostoma hookworm larvae and their possible functions in tissue invasion and ecdysis
To infect their hosts, hookworm larvae must exsheath and migrate through connective tissue. A modified in vitro skin chamber was… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Isolation and characterization of a proteolytic enzyme from the adult hookworm Ancylostoma caninum.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Secretion of a proteolytic anticoagulant by Ancylostoma hookworms
Hookworms of the genus Ancylostoma secrete an anticoagulant that both inhibits the clotting of human plasma and promotes fibrin… 
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