Humans and great apes cohabiting the forest ecosystem in central african republic harbour the same hookworms.

Hookworms are important pathogens of humans. To date, Necator americanus is the sole, known species of the genus Necator infecting humans. In contrast, several Necator species have been described in African great apes and other primates. It has not yet been determined whether primate-originating Nec...

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Main Authors: Hideo Hasegawa, David Modrý, Masahiro Kitagawa, Kathryn A Shutt, Angelique Todd, Barbora Kalousová, Ilona Profousová, Klára J Petrželková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3961186?pdf=render