Tulane University

Despite a lack of surveillance mechanisms, extensive review of literature places the number of global cases as approximately 740 million people since 1990. The highest prevalence occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Asia. Higher transmission rates are correlated with impoverished areas in southern China, the Indian subcontinent and the Americas. The neglected status of hookworm is associated with high hookworm prevalence rates among the world’s poorest populations. 

Global Distribution of Hookworm

Hookworm: “The Great Infection of Mankind”
Hotez PJ, Bethony J, Bottazzi ME, Brooker S, Buss P (2005) Hookworm: “The Great Infection of Mankind”. PLOS Medicine 2(3): e67. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020067

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