"Ancylostoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. braziliense, A. ceylonicum, and A. caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D000722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Ancylostoma duodenale- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Hookworm, Old World
- Hookworms, Old World
- Old World Hookworm
- Old World Hookworms
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ancylostoma" by people in Profiles.
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Quantification of hookworm ova from wastewater matrices using quantitative PCR. J Environ Sci (China). 2017 Jul; 57:231-237.
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Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis Caused by Ancylostoma Hookworm. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 02; 23(2):343-344.
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Vaccination with irradiated Ancylostoma caninum third stage larvae induces a Th2 protective response in dogs. Vaccine. 2006 Jan 23; 24(4):501-9.
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Prevalence of enteric pathogens in dogs of north-central Colorado. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2003 Jan-Feb; 39(1):52-6.