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Ancylostoma ceylanicum

Wikipedia Abstract

Ancylostoma ceylanicum is a parasitic roundworm belonging to the genus Ancylostoma. It is a hookworm both of humans and of other mammals such as dogs, cats, and golden hamsters. It is the only zoonotic hookworm species that is able to produce symptomatic infections in humans, with the majority of cases being in Southeast Asia.
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Providers

Parasite of 
Felis catus (Domestic Cat)[1]
Homo sapiens (man)[1]
Mastomys natalensis (Hildebrandt's multimammate mouse)[1]
Prionailurus bengalensis (Leopard Cat)[1]
Prionailurus viverrinus (Fishing Cat)[1]

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0