Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;28(9):1867-1869. doi: 10.3201/eid2809.220248.
Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworms are zoonotic parasites that can infect humans. To detect autochthonous transmission, we analyzed human fecal samples collected in 2000. Multiparallel quantitative PCR detected infection in persons who had never traveled outside Ecuador. These data indicate human transmission of A. ceylanicum in the Americas, although endemicity remains unknown.
钩虫是一种人畜共患寄生虫,可感染人类。为了检测本地传播,我们分析了 2000 年采集的人类粪便样本。多平行定量 PCR 检测到从未到厄瓜多尔境外旅行的人的感染。这些数据表明,美洲存在钩虫的人际传播,尽管其地方性仍不清楚。