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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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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Prevalence of intestinal nematode infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
The prevalence of intestinal nematode infection was studied among 350 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the University… 
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
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Genetic structure of populations of the human hookworm, Necator americanus, in China
Twenty‐one to 58 individual Necator americanus were sampled from each of four villages in south‐western China. Each nematode was… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ancylostoma secreted protein 1 (ASP-1) homologues in human hookworms.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Comparative prevalences of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections and the prospects for combined control
Programmes to control Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections have often been targeted at each… 
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
Detection of Taenia hydatigena copro-antigens by ELISA in dogs.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Selective primary health care: strategies for control of disease in the developing world. XVII. Hookworm infection and anemia.
Approximately one-quarter of the world's population is infected with either Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus. Humans… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Complete Development of the Human Hookworm, Necator americanus, in Golden Hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus
STOLL1 estimated that more than a fifth of the world's population carries hookworm infection involving Ancylostoma duodenale or… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Effects of crowding and of superinfection on habitat selection and egg production in Ancylostoma caninum.
parasite relationships of the hookworms. Several workers have tried to relate egg counts to the number of worms present. Stoll… 
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