Research Article
Molecular Identification of Ancylostoma caninum Isolated from Cats in Southern China Based on Complete ITS Sequence
Table 2
Previous investigations of hookworm species in cats worldwide.
| | Country (area) | Detection method | Species | Prevalence | Source of animal | Reference |
| | Australia (Sydney) |
Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 35% |
Pound |
[6] | | U. stenocephala | 0.5% () | | Australia (Tasmania) | Necropsy | U. stenocephala | 2% () | Feral cats | [18] | | Australia (Brsibane) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 19% () | Pound | [7] | | Australia (Brisbane) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 81% | Pound | [19] | | Australia (Adelaide) | Fecal exam | U. stenocephala | 0.3% () | Vet practice | [20] | | Australia (Kimberley) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 20% () | Aboriginal community | [21] | | Australia (Northern territory) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 13% | Feral cats | [22] | | Australia (countrywide) |
PCR-RFLP | A. tubaeforme | 70% () |
Refuge and pet cats |
[11] | | A. caninum | 30% () | | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) |
Necropsy | A. braziliense | 65.9% () |
Cat (shelters and Zoonoses Control Center) |
[23] | | A. tubaeforme | 8.9% () | | China (Sichuan) |
Necropsy | A. caninum | 25% () |
Domestic cat |
[15] | | A. braziliense | 10% () | | A. ceylanicum | 5% () | | U. stenocephala | 10% () | | China (Sichuan) |
Necropsy | A. caninum | 51% () |
Domestic cat |
[16] | | A. braziliense | 17.4% () | | U. stenocephala | 14% () | | Costa Rica (San Isidro EL. General) | Fecal exam | A. tubaeforme | 1.1% () | Refuge cat | [24] | | Thailand (Prachin Buri) | | A. ceylanicum
A. caninum | 92%
23% | Cat |
[14] | | Italy (central) |
Larvae (L3) exam | A. tubaeforme | 1.2% () |
Cat (pet) |
[25] | | U. stenocephala | 3.7% () | | Malaysia (West Malaysia) | PCR-sequencing | A. ceylanicum
A. braziliense | 26.1% ()
4.3% () | Domestic cat | [26] | | Qatar (Doha) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 14.7% () | Cat (feral) | [27] | | Spain (mid-Ebro Valley) | Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 29.3% () | Cat (stray) | [28] | | USA (Florida) |
Necropsy | A. tubaeforme | 75% () |
Cat (feral) |
[29] | | A. braziliense | 33% () | | USA (Pennsylvania) | Fecal exam | A. tubaeforme | 0.5% () | Cat (pet) | [30] |
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