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Egg genotyping reveals the possibility of patent Ancylostoma caninum infection in human intestine.
Scientific reports - 20 Feb 2020
Furtado Luis Fernando Viana, Dias Lucas Teixeira de Oliveira, Rodrigues Thais de Oliveira, Silva Vivian Jordania da, Oliveira Valéria Nayara Gomes Mendes de, Rabelo Élida Mara Leite
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Hookworms are intestinal parasites that cause major public health problems, especially in developing countries. To differentiate eggs from different hookworm species, it is necessary to use molecular methodologies, since the eggs are morphologically similar. Here, we performed the molecular identification of single hookworm eggs from six Brazilian states. Of the 634 eggs individually analyzed, 98.1% (622/634)...
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