Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Zendejas-Heredia PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9423915 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature