<i>Ancylostoma ceylanicum</i> Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies
Patsy A. Zendejas-Heredia, Vito Colella, Maxine L.A. Macpherson, Wayne Sylvester, Robin B. Gasser, C. N. L. Macpherson, Rebecca J. Traub
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.
Topics & Concepts
AncylostomaAncylostomiasisHookworm infectionHookworm InfectionsNecator americanusNeglected tropical diseasesVeterinary medicineHelminthiasisBiologyHelminthsVirologyMedicineZoologyPublic healthPathologyAscaris lumbricoidesParasites and Host InteractionsParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsParasite Biology and Host Interactions