Ancylostoma ceylanicum and other zoonotic canine hookworms: neglected public and animal health risks in the Asia–Pacific region

Tenorio, Jan Clyden B.; Tabios, Ian Kim B.; Inpankaew, Tawin; Ybañez, Adrian P.; Tiwananthagorn, Saruda; Tangkawattana, Sirikachorn; Suttiprapa, Sutas

doi:10.1186/s44149-024-00117-y

Table 2 Epidemiology of zoonotic hookworm infections in companion animals

From: Ancylostoma ceylanicum and other zoonotic canine hookworms: neglected public and animal health risks in the Asia–Pacific region

Country	Zoonotic hookworm species	Host species	Key epidemiological findings	Reference
Thailand	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	96.5% (56/58) of the infected canine samples from Northern Thailand were speciated	Kladkempetch et al. (2020)
Thailand	Ancylostoma caninum	Dogs	3.45% (2/58) of the infected canine samples from Northern Thailand were speciated	Kladkempetch et al. (2020)
Thailand	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	67.7% (21/31) of the hookworm-positive samples from Bangkok were speciated	Wongwigkan and Inpankaew (2020)
Thailand	Ancylostoma caninum	Dogs	32.3.% (10/31) of the hookworm-positive samples from Bangkok were speciated	Wongwigkan and Inpankaew (2020)
China	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	33.1% (47/142) of canine hookworm-positive samples were identified	Fu et al. (2019)
	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Cats	51.1% (24/47) of feline hookworm-positive samples were identified
	Ancylostoma caninum	Dogs	59.9% (85/142) of the canine hookworm-positive samples were identified
	Ancylostoma tubaeforme	Cats	48.9% (23/47) of the feline hookworm-positive samples were identified
Malaysia	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	52.4% (43/82) of the of the canine hookworm-positive samples were identified	Mahdy et al. (2012)
Malaysia	Ancylostoma caninum	Dogs	47.6% (39/82) of the of the canine hookworm-positive samples were identified	Mahdy et al. (2012)
Malaysia	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs and cats	12 samples from dogs and 2 from cats were molecularly speciated	Ngui et al. (2013)
Philippines	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	36.4% (12/33) of the hookworm-positive canine stool samples from Samar Province were identified	Aula et al. (2020)
Cambodia	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	15.2% (68/447) of the hookworm-positive canine stool samples were speciated	Zendejas-Heredia et al. (2023)
	Ancylostoma caninum		13.9% (61/447) of the hookworm-positive canine stool samples were speciated
	Ancylostoma braziliense		4.3% (19/447) of the hookworm-positive canine stool samples were speciated
West Indies	Ancylostoma ceylanicum	Dogs	4.7% (10/211) of hookworm-positive canine stool were identified	Zendejas-Heredia et al. (2022)
	Ancylostoma caninum		27.5% (58/211) 4.7% (10/211) of hookworm-positive canine stool were identified
	Mixed infection		8.5% (18/211) of the hookworm-positive canine stool carried mixed infections

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