Prevalence and zoonotic potential of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in cats in Thailand.
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1976-12-01
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Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Ancylostoma caninum were found in cats from Prachin Buri, Thailand, with infection rates of 92% and 23%, respectively. In this survey, 75% of cats were infected with A. ceylanicum alone, the rest had mixed infections of A. ceylanicum and A. caninum. The worm burden range in 26 cats for A. ceylanicum and A. caninum were 1 to 83 and 1 to 10, respectively. For A. ceylanicum, both males and females were found in the gut from the first part of duodenum to rectum. In the case of A. caninum the distribution was not constant. The sex ratio between male and female A. ceylanicum was 1:1.4. The egg count for A. ceylanicum was in the range 31-150 per gram of faeces (mean 70). The zoonotic potential of these parasites was discussed.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Setasuban P, Vajrasthira S, Muennoo C. Prevalence and zoonotic potential of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in cats in Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1976 Dec; 7(4): 534-9