Ancylostoma braziliense


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Ancylostoma

 [an″sĭ-los´to-mah]
a genus of parasitic hookworms.
Ancylostoma america´num Necator americanus.
Ancylostoma brazilien´se a species parasitic in dogs and cats in tropical and subtropical regions; its larvae may cause a creeping eruption in humans.
Ancylostoma cani´num the common hookworm of dogs and cats.
Ancylostoma duodena´le a common hookworm parasitic in the human small intestine.
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An·cy·los·to·ma bra·zi·li·en'se

a species characterized by one pair of ventral buccal teeth, normally an intestinal parasite of dogs and cats but also found in humans as a cause of human cutaneous larva migrans.
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An·cy·los·to·ma bra·zi·li·ense

(an'si-lo-stō'mă bră-zil-ē-en'sē)
A nematode species characterized by one pair of ventral buccal teeth, normally an intestinal parasite of dogs and cats but also found in humans as a cause of human cutaneous larva migrans.
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Ancylostoma braziliense

A species of hookworm that infests dogs and cats and may cause cutaneous larva migrans in humans.
See: larva migrans, cutaneous
See also: Ancylostoma
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Haydon GAM, Bearup AJ (1963) Ancylostoma braziliense and A.
A case of intestinal parasitosis due to animal hookworm/ Un caso de parasitosis intestinal ocasionado por anquilostomideo de animales/ Um caso de parasitose intestinais ocasionado por ancylostomideo de animais
Entre estas se encuentran: el sindrome de larva migrans visceral (LMV) y larva migrans ocular (LMO) producidas por Toxocara canis equinococcosis [1], cuyo agente etiologico es Echinococcus granulosus [2]; sindrome de larva migrans cutanea originada por Ancylostoma braziliense, A.
Contaminacion por Toxocara spp. en parques de Tulyehualco, Mexico
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No Brasil, essa doenca parasitaria tem sido assinalada em varios estados e frequentemente esta relacionada a pessoas que tiveram contato com areia, contaminada principalmente por larvas de Ancylostoma braziliense e A.
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Animal (dog and cat) hookworms such as Ancylostoma braziliense are responsible for most CLM infestations in the Central and Southeastern United States.
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