Ancylostoma caninum and cutaneous larva migrans in people

People can develop cutaneous larva migrans associated with invasion by infective larvae of A. caninum or A. braziliense, another hookworm of dogs, often from laying on a contaminated beach.

Public health overview

People can develop cutaneous larva migrans associated with invasion by infective larvae of A. caninum or A. braziliense, another hookworm of dogs, often from laying on a contaminated beach. Very rarely, these larvae will develop to adults in the human GI tract and cause clinical signs resulting from an eosinophilic enteritis, rather than from blood loss.

Additonal information about Ancylostoma caninum is available under Dogs .