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Ashford and Dr. Isaac González MartĂnez encouraged the government to undertake a program to reduce hookworm and anemia. They were appointed as the founding members of the Puerto Rico Anemia
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architectural style on the Island. In 1926, new legislation expanded the
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caused by hookworm infestation, Ashford was inspired to organize and conduct a parasite treatment campaign. It cured approximately 300,000 persons (one-third of the Puerto Rico population) and reduced the death rate from this anemia by 90 percent.
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the principal cause of anemia on the island. He served on the
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