Roberto Darwin Coello Peralta, Betty Judith Pazmiño Gómez, María de Lourdes Salazar Mazamba, Sandra Gabriela Parra-Guayasamin, Rommel Lenin Vinueza Sierra, Jennifer Paola Rodas Pazmiño, Edgar Iván Rodas Neira, Eduardo Alfredo Gómez Landires, Geraldine Ramallo
BACKGROUND Ancylostoma spp., including A. duodenale, A. braziliense, A. caninum, and A. ceylanicum, are hookworms that are transmitted from infected soil and by contact with domestic animals and rodent hosts, and can cause systemic disease and cutaneous larva migrans. The objective of this study was to describe the ecoepidemiology of Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma spp. in urban-marginal sectors and in rural sectors located in Ecuador. MATERIAL AND METHODS Through addressed sampling, a total of 498 domestic dogs and 40 synanthropic rodents were analyzed via the following coproparasitic methods: direct, flotation, sedimentation with centrifugation using saline (egg identification), modified Baermann (larval identification), and morphometric methods (confirmation)...
March 8, 2024: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research