An elderly lady's leg is bandaged after being cut while evacuating from the toxic sludge of floodwaters in Houston on August 30, 2017. The floods could cause diseases from hookworms. Photo: AFP
Southern US plagued by hookworms, a disease more common in Africa and Asia
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An elderly lady's leg is bandaged after being cut while evacuating from the toxic sludge of floodwaters in Houston on August 30, 2017. The floods could cause diseases from hookworms. Photo: AFP