Just back from a trip in November, I picked up hookworm from walking on the beach. It is usually found in the tropics where people walk barefoot. It was on the top of my foot coming from between the toes, and looks like a raised red line running a burrow under the skin. Feet and butt are most common areas.

This version of it is the result of stepping in sand or soil contaminated with dog or cat feces.It doesn't matter if you don't have open cuts they can burrow it to the skin.

I've never had any problems in our 20+ trips to Negril. I am concerned for the locals because the(Albenza/ Albendazole) medicine, I had to wait a couple of days for in to come in, no one stocks it, their cost at Kaiser was $4000 for a weeks treatment, 28 tablets.
IS this becoming an issue? Anyone hear of anyone else getting this?

I didn't see anymore dogs or cats then usual.

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