Ancient Hookworm in the Americas

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By Devin Teichrow. Published November 19, 2025.

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Ancient hookworm in the Americas, parasite geography, archaeology, migration, and why a tropical helminth complicates disease-history origin stories.

Ancient hookworm in the Americas, parasite biogeography, migration routes, pre-Columbian infection, and why one old parasite complicates simple origin stories.

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