Almost 7 million pregnant in sub-Saharan Africa infected with ho...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Tue, 09/16/2008 - 23:00

(Public Library of Science) A study published today in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases reveals that between a quarter and a third of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, or almost 7 million, are infected with hookworms and at increased risk of developing anaemia.


 

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