Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies

Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia; Vito Colella; Maxine L A Macpherson; Wayne Sylvester; Robin B Gasser; Calum N L Macpherson; Rebecca J Traub

doi:10.3201/eid2809.220634

Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworms in Dogs, Grenada, West Indies

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;28(9):1870-1872. doi: 10.3201/eid2809.220634.

Authors

Patsy A Zendejas-Heredia¹, Vito Colella¹, Maxine L A Macpherson, Wayne Sylvester, Robin B Gasser, Calum N L Macpherson, Rebecca J Traub

Affiliation

¹ These authors contributed equally to this article.

Abstract

Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are recognized agents of human infection in the Asia-Pacific region. We investigated prevalence of zoonotic hookworm infections in dogs in Grenada in 2021; 40.8% were infected by hookworms, including Ancylostoma ceylanicum. Surveillance of this parasite in dogs and humans is needed in tropical/subtropical countries in the Americas.

Keywords: Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Grenada; West Indies; dogs; epidemiology; hookworms; parasites; soil-transmitted helminths; zoonoses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ancylostoma*
Ancylostomatoidea
Ancylostomiasis* / epidemiology
Ancylostomiasis* / parasitology
Ancylostomiasis* / veterinary
Animals
Dogs
Feces / parasitology
Grenada / epidemiology
Humans
Zoonoses / epidemiology