The latest December Ebola Situation Report from WHO indicates that Sierra Leone currently has the highest total number of reported cases — almost 8,000 — having recently overtaken Liberia. Adding to Sierra Leone’s woes is a new finding that the country is tied with Togo as the most hookworm-endemic country in Africa, with 34 percent of the population infected with hookworms. In this blog post, Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, examines whether or not there is a link between hookworm and Ebola in Sierra Leone.
