Hookworm in the Americas: Progress in the Development of an Anti-Hookworm Vaccine

Author: Hotez, Peter J.

Source: Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health, Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health , pp. 213-220(8)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

This article focus on human kookworm infection, the most important helminthiasis in humans and possibly the second most important parasitic disease of humans next to malaria. The author also discusses the feasibility of developing a hookworm vaccine, including information of the lead candidate vaccine antigens for the Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative. This is a chapter included in Vaccines. Preventing Disease and Protecting Health, a book that celebrates the ways in which vaccines have played a role in improving the health of the world's populations.

Keywords: Vaccines; Vaccine Development; Public Health; Immunization; Disease Prevention; Hookworm; Helminithiasis; Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative; Clinical trials

Document Type: Miscellaneous

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