Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies

Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are recognized agents of human infection in the Asia–Pacific region. We investigated prevalence of zoonotic hookworm infections in dogs in Grenada in 2021; 40.8% were infected by hookworms, including Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Surveillance of this parasite in dogs and h...

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Autores principales: Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A., Colella, Vito, Macpherson, Maxine L. A., Sylvester, Wayne, Gasser, Robin B., Macpherson, Calum N. L., Traub, Rebecca J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35997602
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220634
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Sumario:Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are recognized agents of human infection in the Asia–Pacific region. We investigated prevalence of zoonotic hookworm infections in dogs in Grenada in 2021; 40.8% were infected by hookworms, including Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Surveillance of this parasite in dogs and humans is needed in tropical/subtropical countries in the Americas.

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