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Disease caused by Ancylostomatoidea

MedGen UID:
42488
•Concept ID:
C0019911
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hookworm Infection; Hookworm Infections; Infection, Hookworm; Infections, Hookworm
SNOMED CT: Hookworm infection (105694003); Disease caused by Ancylostomatoidea (105694003)

Definition

An infection that is caused by hookworms. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cross-Sectional Study on Assessment of Frequency of Intestinal Helminth Infections and Its Related Risk Factors among School Children from Adola Town, Ethiopia.
Husen EA, Tafesse G, Hajare ST, Chauhan NM, Sharma RJ, Upadhye VJ
Biomed Res Int 2022;2022:5908938. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1155/2022/5908938. PMID: 35445136Free PMC Article
Detection of classic and cryptic Strongyloides genotypes by deep amplicon sequencing: A preliminary survey of dog and human specimens collected from remote Australian communities.
Beknazarova M, Barratt JLN, Bradbury RS, Lane M, Whiley H, Ross K
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Aug;13(8):e0007241. Epub 2019 Aug 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007241. PMID: 31430282Free PMC Article
Soil-Transmitted Helminths: Mathematical Models of Transmission, the Impact of Mass Drug Administration and Transmission Elimination Criteria.
Truscott JE, Turner HC, Farrell SH, Anderson RM
Adv Parasitol 2016;94:133-198. Epub 2016 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2016.08.002. PMID: 27756454

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Uganda: Results from population-based prevalence surveys in five districts.
Tinkitina B, Beinamaryo P, Adriko M, Nabatte B, Arinaitwe M, Mubangizi A, Emerson P, Dhakal S, Sullivan KM
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023 Sep;17(9):e0011605. Epub 2023 Sep 26 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011605. PMID: 37751418Free PMC Article
Zoonotic helminths of dogs and risk factors associated with polyparasitism in Grenada, West Indies.
Macpherson MLA, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Sylvester W, Gasser RB, Traub RJ, Colella V, Macpherson CNL
Parasitology 2023 Jul;150(8):754-759. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000495. PMID: 37184089Free PMC Article
Hookworm infection.
Loukas A, Hotez PJ, Diemert D, Yazdanbakhsh M, McCarthy JS, Correa-Oliveira R, Croese J, Bethony JM
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Dec 8;2:16088. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.88. PMID: 27929101
Soil-Transmitted Helminths: Mathematical Models of Transmission, the Impact of Mass Drug Administration and Transmission Elimination Criteria.
Truscott JE, Turner HC, Farrell SH, Anderson RM
Adv Parasitol 2016;94:133-198. Epub 2016 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2016.08.002. PMID: 27756454
Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review.
Brooker S, Hotez PJ, Bundy DA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2008 Sep 17;2(9):e291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000291. PMID: 18820740Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Important Nematodes in Children.
Veesenmeyer AF
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Feb;69(1):129-139. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.08.005. PMID: 34794670
Morphological and Molecular Diagnosis of Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum Recovered from Villagers in Northern Cambodia.
Chang T, Jung BK, Sohn WM, Hong S, Shin H, Ryoo S, Lee J, Lee KH, Khieu V, Huy R, Chai JY
Korean J Parasitol 2020 Dec;58(6):619-625. Epub 2020 Dec 29 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2020.58.6.619. PMID: 33412765Free PMC Article
Mini review: Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans.
Feldmeier H, Schuster A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Jun;31(6):915-8. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1404-x. PMID: 21922198
DNA technological progress toward advanced diagnostic tools to support human hookworm control.
Gasser RB, Cantacessi C, Loukas A
Biotechnol Adv 2008 Jan-Feb;26(1):35-45. Epub 2007 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2007.09.003. PMID: 18024057
Common intestinal parasites.
Kucik CJ, Martin GL, Sortor BV
Am Fam Physician 2004 Mar 1;69(5):1161-8. PMID: 15023017

Therapy

Important Nematodes in Children.
Veesenmeyer AF
Pediatr Clin North Am 2022 Feb;69(1):129-139. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.08.005. PMID: 34794670
Hookworm infection.
Loukas A, Hotez PJ, Diemert D, Yazdanbakhsh M, McCarthy JS, Correa-Oliveira R, Croese J, Bethony JM
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Dec 8;2:16088. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.88. PMID: 27929101
Mini review: Hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans.
Feldmeier H, Schuster A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Jun;31(6):915-8. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1404-x. PMID: 21922198
Hookworm vaccines.
Diemert DJ, Bethony JM, Hotez PJ
Clin Infect Dis 2008 Jan 15;46(2):282-8. doi: 10.1086/524070. PMID: 18171264
Common intestinal parasites.
Kucik CJ, Martin GL, Sortor BV
Am Fam Physician 2004 Mar 1;69(5):1161-8. PMID: 15023017

Prognosis

Zoonotic helminths of dogs and risk factors associated with polyparasitism in Grenada, West Indies.
Macpherson MLA, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Sylvester W, Gasser RB, Traub RJ, Colella V, Macpherson CNL
Parasitology 2023 Jul;150(8):754-759. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000495. PMID: 37184089Free PMC Article
Parasite associations predict infection risk: incorporating co-infections in predictive models for neglected tropical diseases.
Clark NJ, Owada K, Ruberanziza E, Ortu G, Umulisa I, Bayisenge U, Mbonigaba JB, Mucaca JB, Lancaster W, Fenwick A, Soares Magalhães RJ, Mbituyumuremyi A
Parasit Vectors 2020 Mar 16;13(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04016-2. PMID: 32178706Free PMC Article
Spatial analysis and risk mapping of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Brazil, using Bayesian geostatistical models.
Scholte RG, Schur N, Bavia ME, Carvalho EM, Chammartin F, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P
Geospat Health 2013 Nov;8(1):97-110. doi: 10.4081/gh.2013.58. PMID: 24258887
Knowledge attitudes and practices of grade three primary schoolchildren in relation to schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in Zimbabwe.
Midzi N, Mtapuri-Zinyowera S, Mapingure MP, Paul NH, Sangweme D, Hlerema G, Mutsaka MJ, Tongogara F, Makware G, Chadukura V, Brouwer KC, Mutapi F, Kumar N, Mduluza T
BMC Infect Dis 2011 Jun 13;11:169. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-169. PMID: 21668948Free PMC Article
Occult enteric infection by Ancylostoma caninum: a previously unrecognized zoonosis.
Croese J, Loukas A, Opdebeeck J, Prociv P
Gastroenterology 1994 Jan;106(1):3-12. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(94)93907-1. PMID: 8276205

Clinical prediction guides

Zoonotic helminths of dogs and risk factors associated with polyparasitism in Grenada, West Indies.
Macpherson MLA, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Sylvester W, Gasser RB, Traub RJ, Colella V, Macpherson CNL
Parasitology 2023 Jul;150(8):754-759. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000495. PMID: 37184089Free PMC Article
Intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alemu A, Bitew ZW, Worku T
BMC Infect Dis 2020 Jul 14;20(1):510. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05237-7. PMID: 32664873Free PMC Article
Parasite associations predict infection risk: incorporating co-infections in predictive models for neglected tropical diseases.
Clark NJ, Owada K, Ruberanziza E, Ortu G, Umulisa I, Bayisenge U, Mbonigaba JB, Mucaca JB, Lancaster W, Fenwick A, Soares Magalhães RJ, Mbituyumuremyi A
Parasit Vectors 2020 Mar 16;13(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04016-2. PMID: 32178706Free PMC Article
Assessment of Efficacy and Quality of Two Albendazole Brands Commonly Used against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in School Children in Jimma Town, Ethiopia.
Belew S, Getachew M, Suleman S, Mohammed T, Deti H, D'Hondt M, Wynendaele E, Mekonnen Z, Vercruysse J, Duchateau L, De Spiegeleer B, Levecke B
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015 Sep;9(9):e0004057. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004057. PMID: 26406600Free PMC Article
Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review.
Brooker S, Hotez PJ, Bundy DA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2008 Sep 17;2(9):e291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000291. PMID: 18820740Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alemu A, Bitew ZW, Worku T
BMC Infect Dis 2020 Jul 14;20(1):510. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05237-7. PMID: 32664873Free PMC Article
Risk profiling of soil-transmitted helminth infection and estimated number of infected people in South Asia: A systematic review and Bayesian geostatistical Analysis.
Lai YS, Biedermann P, Shrestha A, Chammartin F, À Porta N, Montresor A, Mistry NF, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Aug;13(8):e0007580. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007580. PMID: 31398200Free PMC Article
Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review.
Brooker S, Hotez PJ, Bundy DA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2008 Sep 17;2(9):e291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000291. PMID: 18820740Free PMC Article

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