High Prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections in Humans, Cambodia, 2012

High Prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections in Humans, Cambodia, 2012

Ancylostoma ceylanicum, a hookworm of canids and felids in Asia, is becoming the second most common hookworm infecting humans. In 2012, we investigated the prevalence and infection dynamics of and risk factors for hookworm infections in humans and dogs in a rural Cambodian village. Over 57% of the p...

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Main Authors: Tawin Inpankaew, Fabian Schär, Anders Dalsgaard, Virak Khieu, Wissanuwat Chimnoi, Chamnan Chhoun, Daream Sok, Hanspeter Marti, Sinuon Muth, Peter Odermatt, Rebecca J. Traub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hookworm
Ancylostoma ceylanicum
zoonosis
Cambodia
humans
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/6/13-1770_article

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