Ancylostomiasis classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]

Overview

Ancylostomiasis may be classified according to the species into two groups: Human hookworm: Ancylostoma and Necator americanus and Zoonotic hookworm: Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Uncinaria stenocephala.

Ancylostomiasis classification

Ancylostomiasis may be classified according to the species into two groups:

• Human hookworm: Ancylostoma and Necator Americanus
• Zoonotic hookworm (i.e., cat and dog hookworms): Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Uncinaria stenocephala.