Parasitic diseases hit U.S. poor

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Parasitic diseases hit U.S. poor December 29, 2007

Roundworms may infect nearly one-fourth of inner-city black children,

tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among Latinos, and other

parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting

Americans, a U.S. expert said this week.

Recent studies show many of the poorest Americans carry some of the

same parasitic infections that affect the poor in Africa, Asia and

Latin America, said Dr. Hotez of Washington University,

editor-in-chief of the Public Library of Science's Neglected Tropical

Diseases.

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-briefs29dec29,1,5847757.story