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Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why?

By The Guardian  
   September 06, 2017

Scientists in Houston, Texas, have lifted the lid on one of America’s darkest and deepest secrets: that hidden beneath fabulous wealth, the US tolerates poverty-related illness at levels comparable to the world’s poorest countries. The findings are a wake-up call for the world’s only superpower as it grapples with growing inequality.

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