Ancylostoma

"Ancylostoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. braziliense, A. ceylonicum, and A. caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans.

Descriptor ID	D000722
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.100
Concept/Terms	Ancylostoma Ancylostoma Ancylostomas Ancylostoma caninum Ancylostoma caninum Ancylostoma duodenale Ancylostoma duodenale Hookworm, Old World Hookworms, Old World Old World Hookworm Old World Hookworms

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Strongylida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968]
Ancylostomatoidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100]
Ancylostoma [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.100]

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Bar chart showing 65 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 1999

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	1	0	1
1993	1	0	1
1994	1	0	1
1995	3	1	4
1996	5	0	5
1998	2	0	2
1999	10	1	11
2000	3	0	3
2001	3	0	3
2002	4	0	4
2003	3	1	4
2004	5	1	6
2005	6	1	7
2006	2	0	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1

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Hu Y, Nguyen TT, Lee ACY, Urban JF, Miller MM, Zhan B, Koch DJ, Noon JB, Abraham A, Fujiwara RT, Bowman DD, Ostroff GR, Aroian RV. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry5B protein as a new pan-hookworm cure. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2018 08; 8(2):287-294.

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Papaiakovou M, Pilotte N, Grant JR, Traub RJ, Llewellyn S, McCarthy JS, Krolewiecki AJ, Cimino R, Mejia R, Williams SA. A novel, species-specific, real-time PCR assay for the detection of the emerging zoonotic parasite Ancylostoma ceylanicum in human stool. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jul; 11(7):e0005734.

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Pearson MS, Jariwala AR, Abbenante G, Plieskatt J, Wilson D, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Keegan B, Bethony JM, Loukas A. New tools for NTD vaccines: A case study of quality control assays for product development of the human hookworm vaccine Na-APR-1M74. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015; 11(5):1251-7.

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Mejia R, Vicuña Y, Broncano N, Sandoval C, Vaca M, Chico M, Cooper PJ, Nutman TB. A novel, multi-parallel, real-time polymerase chain reaction approach for eight gastrointestinal parasites provides improved diagnostic capabilities to resource-limited at-risk populations. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun; 88(6):1041-7.

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Hu Y, Zhan B, Keegan B, Yiu YY, Miller MM, Jones K, Aroian RV. Mechanistic and single-dose in vivo therapeutic studies of Cry5B anthelmintic action against hookworms. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(11):e1900.

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Schneider B, Jariwala AR, Periago MV, Gazzinelli MF, Bose SN, Hotez PJ, Diemert DJ, Bethony JM. A history of hookworm vaccine development. Hum Vaccin. 2011 Nov; 7(11):1234-44.

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Jiang D, Zhan B, Mayor RS, Gillespie P, Keegan B, Bottazzi ME, Hotez P. Ac-AP-12, a novel factor Xa anticoagulant peptide from the esophageal glands of adult Ancylostoma caninum. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2011 May; 177(1):42-8.

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Zhan B, Gupta R, Wong SP, Bier S, Jiang D, Goud G, Hotez P. Molecular cloning and characterization of Ac-TMP-2, a tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase secreted by adult Ancylostoma caninum. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Dec; 162(2):142-8.

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Diemert DJ, Bethony JM, Hotez PJ. Hookworm vaccines. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15; 46(2):282-8.

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Fujiwara RT, Zhan B, Mendez S, Loukas A, Bueno LL, Wang Y, Plieskatt J, Oksov Y, Lustigman S, Bottazzi ME, Hotez P, Bethony JM. Reduction of worm fecundity and canine host blood loss mediates protection against hookworm infection elicited by vaccination with recombinant Ac-16. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2007 Mar; 14(3):281-7.

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