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Hotez has a lifelong passion and interest in tropical diseases, which he said began when he first read the book, Microbe Hunters as a child. He currently lives in the Montrose area of Houston, Texas with his wife Ann and two of his four children (Rachel and Daniel). His oldest son Matthew is a musician in Washington DC and his oldest daughter Emily is working towards her PhD in developmental psychology at City University of New York.
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