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
2013
Cloning and molecular characterization of cDNAs encoding three Ancylostoma ceylanicum secreted proteins
Siwińska A, Bąska P, Daniłowicz-Luebert E, Januszkiewicz K, Długosz E, Wędrychowicz H, Cappello M, Wiśniewski M. Cloning and molecular characterization of cDNAs encoding three Ancylostoma ceylanicum secreted proteins. Acta Parasitologica 2013, 58: 112-118. PMID: 23377920, DOI: 10.2478/s11686-013-0116-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research