Hookworms

University Team Visits Honduras During Vaccine Work

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 28th, 2001

Hookworm infection is a major public health problem in many developing countries. A team from George Washington Medical Center traveled to one such country, Honduras, for a four-day fact-finding site visit. The trip was part of the Sabin Vaccine Institute-sponsored Hookworm Vaccine Initiative (HVI).

The objective of the visit, according to Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, professor and chair of microbiology and tropical medicine, was to establish a long-term collaboration on the Hookworm Vaccine Initiative in the Western Hemisphere. The HVI already has an ongoing collaboration in China. He was accompanied during the visit by John Hawdon, PhD, associate professor of...

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