Hookworm exposure
Hookworm exposure has been studied in 2 papers since 2024: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Aug 26, 2025: “Early-life infectious disease exposure, the "hygiene hypothesis," and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease”.
2 papers study it2 findingsUpdated
“decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in biomarkers for inflammation and skin-tested allergies”
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: National Institute of General Medical Sciences and 1 more
- Humans2
What is Hookworm exposure linked with?
2Studies link Hookworm exposure with 2 measures, most often skin-tested allergies (1 study) and inflammation biomarkers (1).
Skin-tested allergies
upin humans1
1 study
Skin-tested allergies
upin humans1
Hookworm exposure is associated with skin-tested allergies in humans.
“decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in biomarkers for inflammation and skin-tested allergies”
HumansReduced hookworm exposure was associated with improvementsSkin
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Inflammation biomarkers
upin humans1
1 study
Inflammation biomarkers
upin humans1
Hookworm exposure is associated with inflammation biomarkers in humans.
“decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in biomarkers for inflammation and skin-tested allergies”
HumansReduced hookworm exposure was associated with improvements
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America