Effect of Soil Temperature on Canine Soil-Transmitted Nematodes in Kandy District with the First Record of Hookworm, Ancylostoma tubaeforme from Sri Lanka.
Sakunika AmarasinghaThilini AnupamaRupika S RajakarunaR P V Jayanthe RajapaksePiyumali K PereraPublished 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.