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Multiple drug resistance in the canine hookworm Ancylostoma caninum: an emerging threat?
Parasites & vectors - 9 Dec 2019
Jimenez Castro Pablo D, Howell Sue B, Schaefer John J, Avramenko Russell W, Gilleard John S, Kaplan Ray M
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BACKGROUND: The canine hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum is the most prevalent and important intestinal nematode parasite of dogs in the USA. Hookworms are typically well controlled by treatment with all commonly used anthelmintics that are approved for this use in dogs. However, in the past few years, cases of recurrent/persistent canine hookworm infections appear to have dramatically increased, suggesting that...
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