Human enteric infection with Ancylostoma caninum: Hookworms reappraised in the light of a 'new' zoonosis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-44

  Prociv, Paul ^a   Croese, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Eosinophilic enteritis; Hookworm; Immunodiagnosis; Larva migrans; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; AUSTRALIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIC ENTERITIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LARVA MIGRANS; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA;

EID: 0030250267     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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