Rey L
Departamento de Medicina Tropical, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2001 Jan-Feb;34(1):61-7. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000100010.
In the beginning of the XX century, ancylostomiasis was considered a serious public health problem and governments started the first systematic planning for the control of an endemic disease, in large scale. Thereafter, ancylostomiasis was considered a less important subject, because efficient anti-helminthic drugs were introduced, this in combination with the economic development in rich countries, reduced undernourishment and improved housing and sanitary conditions. Consequently, the residual cases of the infection became in general asymptomatic. However, in the third world the problem is still present, and must be considered with realism and managed accordingly. Various suggestions for controling the disease are presented in this paper.
在20世纪初，钩虫病被视为一个严重的公共卫生问题，各国政府开始大规模地对一种地方病的控制进行首次系统规划。此后，钩虫病被认为是一个不太重要的课题，因为高效抗蠕虫药物的出现，再加上富裕国家的经济发展、营养不良状况的改善以及住房和卫生条件的提升。因此，该感染的残留病例总体上变得无症状。然而，在第三世界，这个问题仍然存在，必须实事求是地加以考虑并相应地进行管理。本文提出了控制该病的各种建议。
