Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm Infections, Ecuador
oleh: William J. Sears, Jorge Cardenas, Joseph Kubofcik, Thomas B. Nutman, Philip J. Cooper
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are zoonotic parasites that can infect humans. To detect autochthonous transmission, we analyzed human fecal samples collected in 2000. Multiparallel quantitative PCR detected infection in persons who had never traveled outside Ecuador. These data indicate human transmission of A. ceylanicum in the Americas, although endemicity remains unknown.