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Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections, Ecuador

Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are zoonotic parasites that can infect humans. To detect autochthonous transmission, we analyzed human fecal samples collected in 2000. Multiparallel quantitative PCR detected infection in persons who had never traveled outside Ecuador. These data indicate human tran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sears, William J., Cardenas, Jorge, Kubofcik, Joseph, Nutman, Thomas B., Cooper, Philip J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35997627
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220248
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Sumario:Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are zoonotic parasites that can infect humans. To detect autochthonous transmission, we analyzed human fecal samples collected in 2000. Multiparallel quantitative PCR detected infection in persons who had never traveled outside Ecuador. These data indicate human transmission of A. ceylanicum in the Americas, although endemicity remains unknown.