Comment on: Occurrence of Hookworm and the First Molecular and Morphometric Identification of Uncinaria stenocephala in Dogs in Central Europe.

Autor: Demkowska-Kutrzepa M; Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland. marta.demkowska@up.lublin.pl., Szczepaniak K; Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland., Roczeń-Karczmarz M; Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland., Studzińska M; Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland., Tomczuk K; Department of Parasitology and Fish Diseases, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta parasitologica [Acta Parasitol] 2024 Mar; Vol. 69 (1), pp. 1095-1096. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 22.
DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00737-3
Abstrakt: Background: Hookworms are blood-feeding nematodes that infect millions of people and animals worldwide. The most common species infecting dogs in Europe are representatives of the family Ancylostomatidae, which differ in invasiology, biology and morphological features. However, the differentiation of invasions of species such as Uncinaria stenocephala and Ancylostoma caninum based on a coproscopic examination is problematic. For this reason, it is recommended to use molecular diagnostics for this purpose. The authors of the article investigated the prevalence of U. stenocephala in dogs kept in various living conditions in Slovakia and developed a two-step morphology-molecular analysis-based strategy to identify the genus and the species of eggs and larvae of the Ancylostomatidae family in dogs.
Conclusions: In our opinion, this work is very much needed as it shows how to effectively diagnose hookworm infestations. However, we do not agree with the information in the title of the article because such studies have already been carried out in Central Europe by other authors.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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