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1. Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm infection in Japanese traveler who presented chronic diarrhea after return from Lao People's Democratic Republic

Author:
Yoshikawa, Masahide,   et al.   ; Kaya, Daisuke; Nakatani, Toshiya; Tomo-oka, Fumimasa; Fujimoto, Yuki; Ishida, Koji; Fujinaga, Yukihisa; Aihara, Yosuke; Nagamatsu, Shinsaku; Matsuo, Eijo; Tokoro, Masaharu; Ouji, Yukiteru; Kikuchi, Eiryo;     Show all 13 Authors
Source:
Parasitology international 2016 v.65 no.6 pp. 737-740
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Ancylostoma ceylanicum; adults; capsule endoscopy; cats; diarrhea; dogs; eggs; eosinophilia; feces; feet; hookworms; humans; jejunum; larvae; patients; polymerase chain reaction; villages; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Ancylostoma (A.) ceylanicum, one of the most common species of hookworms infecting dogs and cats, also causes patent infections in humans and is now considered to be the second most common hookworm species infecting populations in southeast Asia. A Japanese patient who returned from a visit to Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) was presented with intermittent watery diarrhea with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2016.07.001