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Table 1 The members of the Ancylostomatidae family and their hosts have overlapping distributions. Zoonotic disease potential, distribution and pathogenic significance are described in this table. Life-cycles A and B are described above

From: Of dogs and hookworms: man’s best friend and his parasites as a model for translational biomedical research

Species

Definitive host

Human zoonosis

Paratenic host

Global incidence

Notes

Ref.

Ancylostoma duodenale

Human

Cat, dog

Europe, Africa, India, China, Asia, Americas

Life-cycle A as described in [59]; hypobiosis; Wakana disease in humans

[159,160,161]

Ancylostoma caninum

Dog

Cutaneous infection, usually asymptomatic and arrests in tissues; adult worm in gut can cause eosinophilic enteritis

Tropical and subtropical regions

Life-cycle A; hypobiosis

[86, 162, 163]

Ancylostoma ceylanicum

Dog, cat, human

Rodent

Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Australia

Life-cycle A

[151, 164,165,166]

Ancylostoma braziliense

Dog, cat

Cutaneous larva migrans

Rodent

Brazil, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines

Life-cycle A

[81, 167]

Ancylostoma pluridentatum

Wild cats, jaguar, leopard

None noted

South and Central Americas; thought to be introduced to Florida bobcat populations mid-1950s

Life-cycle A

[168, 169]

Ancylostoma tubaeforme

Cat, lynx

Cutaneous larva migrans

Rodent

Worldwide

Life-cycle A

[170, 171]

Ancylostoma kusimaense

Badger

None noted

Dog

Japan

Life-cycle A

[172]

Ancylostoma protelesis

Aardwolf

Unknown

Africa

nd

[173]

Ancylostoma somaliense

Jackal

Unknown

Africa

nd

[173]

Ancylostoma genettae

Genet (small African carnivore)

Unknown

Africa

nd

[173]

Necator americanus

Human, gorilla

Ground itch

Africa, India, Asia, China, Central America

Life-cycle B

[174,175,176]

Necator gorillae

Gorilla

Unknown

Africa

nd

[176]

Uncinaria stenocephala

Foxes, wolves, coyotes

Cutaneous larva migrans

Dog, cat, rodent

Temperate climates

Life-cycle B

[96, 177]

  1. Abbreviation: nd life-cycle is not described in the literature