Human eosinophilic enteritis caused by dog hookworm Ancylostoma caninum

Prociv, Paul; Croese, John

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(90)91186-e

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“…Indeed, before 1979, only about 100 cases had been reported. In 1988 33 cases were reported from Queensland [25], and an additional 60 cases were reported in 1990 [24]. In two of the patients, a juvenile adult A. caninum was identi®ed, suggesting that this helminth is the aetiological agent of eosinophilic enteritis [26].…”

Section: Eosinophilic Enteritis (Ancylostoma Caninum)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emerging helminth zoonoses

McCarthy

Moore

2000

International Journal for Parasitology

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Section: Eosinophilic Enteritis (Ancylostoma Caninum)mentioning

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“…In the US, this condition is mainly due to Ancylostoma braziliensis, a parasite that is common in both dogs and cats. A more recent addition to the spectrum of zoonotic hookworm infection is eosinophilic enteritis caused by Ancylostoma caninum, ®rst reported in Townsville, Australia [24].…”

Section: Eosinophilic Enteritis (Ancylostoma Caninum)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Emerging helminth zoonoses

McCarthy

Moore

2000

International Journal for Parasitology

208

133

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“…Moreover, knowledge of the prevalence of hookworm is important with regard to public health. Previous studies in Australia have implicated Ancylostoma caninum as the leading cause of human eosinophilic enteritis (EE) (Prociv and Croese, 1990). Between 1988 and 1992 an outbreak totalling 150 cases of EE was reported and the dog hookworm A. caninum implicated as the causal agent (Loukas et al, 1992;Croese et al, 1994).…”

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The veterinary and public health significance of hookworm in dogs and cats in Australia and the status of A. ceylanicum

Palmer

Traub

Robertson

et al. 2007

Veterinary Parasitology

103

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There is no current information regarding the prevalence of hookworm in Australian dogs and cats and based on the results of studies conducted over 20 years ago, where high prevalences of helminths were recorded, the prophylactic administration of broad spectrum anthelmintics has been advocated.During this study, faecal samples were collected from dogs (n = 1391) and cats (n = 1027) across Australia. Samples were examined by microscopy and information regarding the demographics of each animal, and the management practices they experienced were recorded. A highly sensitive and species-specific PCR-RFLP technique was utilized to differentiate the various hookworm species which can infect dogs and cats directly from eggs in faeces. The prevalence of hookworm in dogs and cats was found to be 6.9% and 1.4%, respectively. Ancylostoma ceylanicum was detected for the first time in Australia in 10.9% of the dogs found positive for hookworm. Significantly, A. ceylanicum is capable of causing a patent infection in humans. After adjusting for other factors with multiple logistic regression, dogs from refuges, dogs originating from a tropical climatic zone, dogs aged 1 year or less, and those dogs which had not received anthelmintics were significantly more likely to be parasitized. Only univariate analysis was conducted for the cats as there were too few samples positive for hookworm. Cats were more likely to be infected with hookworm if they were from refuges, originated from a tropical climatic zone, and had not received treatment with anthelmintics.The results of this study demonstrates the importance of having current information regarding the prevalence of parasites of dogs and cats and the risk factors associated with infection, as well as the need to reassess the veterinary and public health concerns regarding hookworm infection and its control, which are currently based on out-dated information.

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“…Its association with an infestation by Ancylostoma caninum is more evident. This disease has been widely studied, particularly by Croese and Prociv (3)(4)(5)(6) in Australia where this disease is specially frequent. This entity has also been described in patients treated with carbamazepine (7).…”

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confidence: 99%