American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1968 · 58 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyDiagnostic ParasitologyParasitologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesAnimal Infectious DiseasesHelminth InfectionsParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic DiseasesParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesAnthelmintic AgentsAnthelmintic ProphylaxisAnthelmintic TreatmentCanine ParasitologyHookworm ZoonosesVeterinary AnthelminticsVeterinary HelminthologyVeterinary Parasitology Diagnostics
SummaryInvestigations on hookworm infections in dogs, cats, and man were carried out in Taiwan during the summer of 1966. Ancylostoma ceylanicum was found in two of eight dogs and in three of 10 cats captured in the area of Taipei. Anthelmintic treatment revealed. A. ceylanicum in two of 12 aborigines and in three of 128 Chinese of the general population. A. braziliense was not found in either man or animals.