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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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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author Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A.
Colella, Vito
Macpherson, Maxine L. A.
Sylvester, Wayne
Gasser, Robin B.
Macpherson, Calum N. L.
Traub, Rebecca J.
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Colella, Vito
Macpherson, Maxine L. A.
Sylvester, Wayne
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description 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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spelling pubmed-94239152022-09-07 Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A. Colella, Vito Macpherson, Maxine L. A. Sylvester, Wayne Gasser, Robin B. Macpherson, Calum N. L. Traub, Rebecca J. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9423915/ /pubmed/35997602 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220634 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A.
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Macpherson, Maxine L. A.
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Gasser, Robin B.
Macpherson, Calum N. L.
Traub, Rebecca J.
Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423915/
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