2020
Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana
Boyko RH, Harrison L, Humphries D, Galvani AP, Townsend JP, Otchere J, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Dogs and pigs are transport hosts of Necator americanus: Molecular evidence for a zoonotic mechanism of human hookworm transmission in Ghana. Zoonoses And Public Health 2020, 67: 474-483. PMID: 32529782, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPig fecal samplesProspective molecular studyNematode Toxocara canisPig ownershipPig samplesNematode larvaeAnimal faecesTransport hostsDog ownershipKintampo NorthFecal samplesToxocara canisProxy of exposureHuman infectionsPigsHookworm eggsSubsequent prospective studyHookworm transmissionDogsResource-limited countriesFaecesPCR analysisGhanaMolecular evidenceSignificant morbidity
1994
Hyaluronidases Of The Gastrointestinal Invasive Nematodes Ancylostoma Caninum And Anisakis Simplex: Possible Functions In The Pathogenesis Of Human Zoonoses
Hotez P, Cappello M, Hawdon J, Beckers C, Sakanari J. Hyaluronidases Of The Gastrointestinal Invasive Nematodes Ancylostoma Caninum And Anisakis Simplex: Possible Functions In The Pathogenesis Of Human Zoonoses. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1994, 170: 918-926. PMID: 7930737, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/170.4.918.Peer-Reviewed Original Research