Hookworm dermatitis due to Uncinaria stenocephala in a dog from Saskatchewan.

Can Vet J

Senior Veterinary Student (Chu), Prairie Diagnostic Services/Adjunct Professor, Veterinary Pathology (Myers), Veterinary Microbiology (Wagner), Professor, Small Animal Medicine (Snead), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.

Published: August 2013

Uncinaria stenocephala hookworm dermatitis (uncinariosis) was diagnosed on fecal examination and macerated skin biopsy in a 1.5-year-old greyhound dog from Saskatchewan. This is the first reported case in Canada. Treatment with moxidectin cleared gastrointestinal and dermal infections.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3711160PMC

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