Infection of humans or animals with hookworms of the genus ancylostoma. characteristics include anemia, dyspepsia, eosinophilia, and abdominal swelling.

Ancylostomiasis is a hookworm disease caused by infection with Ancylostoma hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκύλος "crooked, bent" and stoma στόμα "mouth". Ancylostomiasis is also known as miner's anaemia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia and Egyptian chlorosis...