Hookworms
Also known as: Ancylostomiasis
Description
Hookworms are a type of Roundworm. There are five types of Hookworm - Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Necator americanus.
Prevalence
Ancylostoma duodenale is widely distributed in the Mediterranean basin, India, China, Japan, and the Pacific coastal areas of South America but is rare in the USA and equatorial Africa.
Necator americanus is the predominant Hookworm of Central and South Africa, southern Asia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. It is widely distributed in the southern USA, on islands of the Caribbean, and on the Atlantic side of Central and South America.
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