In a paper in the open access journal <I>PLoS Medicine</I>, vaccination of dogs with a recombinant protease produced by hookworms can reduce blood loss when these dogs are infected with the hookworm ...
There are many parasites found in the gastrointestinal system of both dogs and cats. These invaders can cause serious illness ...
The Companion Animal Parasite Council report alerts pet owners, veterinarians and pet services about increase in positive hookworm tests, throughout the United States. Factors in the spread of ...
The best cat dewormers treat tapeworms, roundworms, and hookworms. Our top picks include broad-spectrum topical treatments and oral medications.
Hookworms exploit a live fast/die young strategy in their South American fur seal pup hosts. As a result, they often kill their host, rather than finding a happy equilibrium. Scientists are concerned ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Keep a close watch on your pets: Hookworm infections appear to be on the rise across Tampa Bay. According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, there have been 1,268 ...
A teen got a hookworm after being buried in sand at the beach — here’s what you can do to prevent it
Two types of hookworms — one that mainly infects dogs and cats and one that infects humans — can burrow into human skin and cause an itchy rash and other more serious symptoms. Memphis teen Michael ...
Kelli Mulhollen Dumas said she thought the small, red bumps on her son’s skin were bites from chiggers or mosquitoes. Her son, Michael, had just returned from Florida, and she knew he had spent a lot ...
Warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of how hookworms burrowed into a teenage boy’s skin. Kelli Mulhollen Dumas said she thought the small, red bumps on her son’s skin were ...
Kelli Mulhollen Dumas said she thought the small, red bumps on her son’s skin were bites from chiggers or mosquitoes. Her son, Michael, had just returned from Florida, and she knew he had spent a lot ...
A paper published in this week's PLoS Medicine shows that vaccination against a protein secreted by the dog hookworm can protect against blood loss and anaemia caused by the same hookworm in dogs. The ...
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