title: Identification of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in children from a tribal community in Tamil Nadu, India using a semi-nested PCR-RFLP tool.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is generally assumed that hookworm infections in humans are caused by Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. However, previous studies have also reported the presence of the animal hookworm A. ceylanicum in human stools.
  
  
  METHODS
  We determined hookworm infections in children in a tribal community in Tamil Nadu, India, using a semi-nested PCR-RFLP approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate that human species account for a majority of the hookworm infections (N. americanus 39/41 [95%]; A. duodenale 6/41 [15%]), whereas the animal hookworm A. ceylanicum only accounts for a minority of the infections (5%; 2/41).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results emphasize the need to consider zoonotic ancylostomiasis while developing strategies to control hookworm infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Saravanakumar Puthupalayam
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kaliappan
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Deepthi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kattula
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Sheela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geldhof
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Gagandeep
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vercruysse
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke, Belgium Bruno.Levecke@Ugent.be.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levecke
mesh_terms: D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D013045:Species Specificity; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Ancylostoma duodenale; India; Necator americanus; Tamil Nadu; Zoonosis