Molecular Identification of Hookworm Isolates in Humans, Dogs and Soil in a Tribal Area in Tamil Nadu, India.

• Main Authors: Santosh George (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author), Deepthi Kattula (Author), Vasanthakumar Velusamy (Author), Sheela Roy (Author), Peter Geldhof (Author), Rajiv Sarkar (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) remain a major public health problem worldwide. Infections with hookworms (e.g., A. caninum, A. ceylanicum and A. braziliense) are also prevalent in dogs, but the role of dogs as a reservoir for zoonotic hookworm...