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Imported zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Ancylostoma braziliense infections in a cat in Romania
Ioana Bianca Mitrea1,2, Mihai Sorin Cernea3, Angela Monica Ionică4,5
1Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3‑5, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. ioana.mitrea@usamvcluj.ro.
Abstract:
Hookworms are widespread zoonotic parasites affecting humans and companion animals worldwide. We report molecular characterization of Ancylostoma ceylanicum and A. braziliense in a cat imported into Romania from Guadeloupe, an overseas administrative region of the French Republic in the Caribbean. This finding underscores the role of molecular diagnostics in detecting the transboundary introduction of exotic hookworms with significant zoonotic potential.
