Humans and Great Apes Cohabiting the Forest Ecosystem in Central African Republic Harbour the Same Hookworms
(2014)
Journal Article
Hasegawa, H., Modrý, D., Kitagawa, M., Shutt, K. A., Todd, A., Kalousová, B., …Petrželková, K. J. (2014). Humans and Great Apes Cohabiting the Forest Ecosystem in Central African Republic Harbour the Same Hookworms. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(3), Article e2715. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002715
Background Hookworms are important pathogens of humans. To date, Necator americanus is the sole, known species of the genus Necator infecting humans. In contrast, several Necator species have been described in African great apes and other primates. I... Read More about Humans and Great Apes Cohabiting the Forest Ecosystem in Central African Republic Harbour the Same Hookworms.