Hookworms: Pets to Humans
Authors: Gerhard A. Schad
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Editorials1 March 1994Hookworms: Pets to HumansGerhard A. Schad, PhDGerhard A. Schad, PhDSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-5-199403010-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The two canine hookworms that have been known to infect humans produce very dissimilar clinical manifestations. Ancylostoma braziliense, a cat and dog parasite of the Gulf Coast and the New World tropics, invades humans percutaneously and wanders in the skin. It does not migrate to the intestine and mature. This species is the major causative agent of human cutaneous larva migrans. In contrast, A. ceylanicum, another cat and dog parasite widely distributed in the Old and New World tropics and subtropics, also invades percutaneously, but it may migrate to the intestine, where it can develop further, becoming a blood-sucking, sexually ...References1. Prociv P, Croese J. Human eosinophilic enteritis caused by the dog hookworm Ancylostoma caninum. Lancet. 1990; 335:1299-302. Google Scholar2. Sandford N, Prociv P. Human infections with dog hookworms not restricted to the tropical north (Letter). Med J Aust. 1991; 154:490. Google Scholar3. Croese J, Prociv P, Maguire EJ, Crawford AP. Eosinophilic enteritis presenting as surgical emergencies: a report of six cases. Med J Aust. 1990; 153:415-7. Google Scholar4. Croese J, Loukas A, Opdebeeck J, Prociv P. Occult enteric infection by Ancylostoma caninum: a previously unrecognized zoonosis. Gastroenterology. 1994; 106:3-13. Google Scholar5. Croese J, Loukas A, Opdebeeck J, Fairley S, Prociv P. Human enteric infection with canine hookworms. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 120:369-74. Google Scholar6. Khoshoo V, Schantz P, Craver R, Stern G, Loukas A, Prociv P. Dog hookworm: a cause of eosinophilic enterocolitis in humans. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1994 (In press). Google Scholar7. Levine ND. Nematode Parasites of Domestic Animals and of Man. Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Company; 1968:86. Google Scholar8. Schantz PM. Parasitic zoonoses in perspective. Int J Parasitol. 1991; 21:161-70. Google Scholar9. Jaskoski BJ, Barr V, Borges M. Intestinal parasites of well-cared-for dogs: an area revisited. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1982; 31:1107-10. Google Scholar10. Greve JH, O'Brien SE. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Iowa dogs—a comparison between 1965-68 and 1988. Iowa State University Veterinarian. 1989; 51:24-5. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Corresponding Author: Gerhard A. Schad, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathobiology, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHuman Enteric Infection with Canine Hookworms John Croese , Alex Loukas , Joan Opdebeeck , Stephen Fairley , and Paul Prociv Metrics Cited ByHookworm virulence factors: making the most of the hostExposure to hookworms in patients with Crohn’s disease: a case-control studyHookworm InfectionsThe biological control of Ancylostoma spp. dog infective larvae by Duddingtonia flagrans in a soil microcosmPARASITIC NEMATODE INFECTIONSPyrantel in small animal medicine: 30 years onGut Eosinophilia in Food Allergy and Systemic and Autoimmune DiseasesEcological analysis and description of the intestinal helminths present in dogs in Mexico CityHuman enteric infection with Ancylostoma caninum : hookworms reappraised in the light of a “new” zoonosisENTEROBIUS, TRICHURIS, CAPILLARIA, AND HOOKWORM INCLUDING ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUMA distinctive aphthous ileitis linked to Ancylostoma caninum 1 March 1994Volume 120, Issue 5Page: 434-435KeywordsAnemiaChildrenEnteritisHookwormsHygieneInfectious diseasesPathogenesisPollutionPopulation statisticsWestern blot Issue Published: 1 March 1994 CopyrightCopyright © 1994 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...