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Charles Wardell Stiles
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Charles Wardell Stiles (May 15, 1867 – January 24, 1941)[1] was an American parasitologist born in Spring Valley, New York. He was notable for working on a campaign against hookworm infestation in the American South, where it had been found to cause high rates of anemia, a debilitating disease.[2]
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