Rare Case of Enteric Ancylostoma caninum Hookworm Infection, South Korea
A 60-year-old man from South Korea underwent a colonoscopy. A juvenile female worm showing 3 pairs of teeth in the buccal cavity was recovered from the descending colon. Partial sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region showed 100% identity with Ancylostoma caninum, the dog hookworm.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/1/19-1335_article |