霍特兹举了个有关弓蛔虫病的例子，这种病通过狗的粪便传播。

Hotez gave the example of a disease called toxocariasis, a parasitic worm infection spread through dog feces.

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他告诉记者，弓蛔虫病会引发哮喘及发育迟缓，美国大约有超过百万名患者，其中绝大多数为非裔美国人。

He said the infection leads to asthma or developmental delays. And he estimates that it affects more than a million people in the U.S., the majority being African Americans.

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林几（1924）在北京发现阔节裂头绦虫，犬弓蛔虫，微小三齿线虫等肠道寄生虫的人体感染者，均为我国首次报道。

The human infections of Diphyllobothrium latum, Toxocara canis, and Triodontophorus minor discovered by Lin(1924) from Beijing were the first records in the country.

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