Ancylostoma
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Ancylostoma is a genus that includes some species of hookworm.
Species include:
- Ancylostoma braziliense commonly infects cats, popularly known in Brazil as "bicho-geográfico"
- Ancylostoma caninum commonly infects dogs
- Ancylostoma ceylanicum
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Ancylostoma pluridentatum commonly infects sylvatic cats
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme
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