Hookworm in the United States

The following background data on hookworm in the United States are abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnlne.com.  Primary references are available on request. Hookworm was formerly common in the South and Southeast, with highest rates among children.  7,391 cases of ancylostomiasis were officially notified through optional reporting during 1967 to 1969, including 4,831 (65.4%) from Georgia.  In 1987, 68.7% of positive state laboratory reports were submitted from California, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Colorado and Washington. Prevalence surveys: Year(s) / Region / Details 1909-1914 / South / 40% of the general population 1942 / Appalachia / 14.6% of college students 1955 / Tennessee / 19.6% of rural school children 1955 / Kentucky / 0.5% of the general population in eastern region 1965 / Kentucky / 3.6% of native-born children in eastern region 1969 / North Carolina / 3.0% of Cherokee Indian school children 1970 / Kentucky / 14.8% of rural school children 1972 / South Carolina / 1.8% of school children in coastal region 1972 / Georgia / 4.6% of rural white children 1972 / Georgia / 13.6% of rural white and African-American population 1972 / Louisiana / 0.4% of the low-income population 1974 / Louisiana / 0.1% of kindergarten children in New Orleans 1975 / Louisiana / 0.1% of young children in southwest region 1975 / Illinois / 6.6% of Latino residents of Chicago 1981 / California / 2% (Mexican) and 25% (Indochinese) of immigrants 1982 / Kentucky / 0.2% of native-born children a...
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