Effect of Soil Temperature on Canine Soil-Transmitted Nematodes in Kandy District with the First Record of Hookworm, Ancylostoma tubaeforme from Sri Lanka.

Sakunika Amarasingha Thilini Anupama Rupika S Rajakaruna R P V Jayanthe Rajapakse Piyumali K Perera

Published in: Acta parasitologica (2024)

Digana, with a higher soil temperature than Pussellawa, had a significantly higher prevalence and infection intensity, particularly Strongyloides sp. This study also signifies the first molecular identification of hookworm species A. tubaeforme in Sri Lanka.

Keyphrases

plant growth
risk factors
single molecule