Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections, Ecuador

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 tra...

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Main Authors: William J. Sears, Jorge Cardenas, Joseph Kubofcik, Thomas B. Nutman, Philip J. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ancylostoma ceylanicum
zoonoses
hookworms
soil-transmitted helminths
epidemiology
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0248_article

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