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@60Minutes I wrote an extensive article in the @MSFreePress in November of 2020 about the #hookwormepedemic in Lowndes County Alabama. My research connects #NeglectedTropicalDiseases to the underlying conditions related to #COVID19 in the Black community.
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@60Minutes @MSFreePress “U.S. Sen. Doug Jones and others have done nothing to mitigate this epidemic that has gone unnoticed among leftists who are calling for a Green “New Deal.” Meanwhile, 32% of residents in Lowndes County, Ala., live in abject poverty.”
@60Minutes @MSFreePress “A recent survey by the National School of Tropical Medicine found that 34% of these residents tested positive for Necator americanus (hookworm). Hookworm responds to deforestation, resulting in flooding, which then creates the ideal environment for hookworms to thrive”
