Evidence of Occurrence of <i>Ancylostomaduodenale</i> in Cameroon

Deguy Dor Luogbou Nzu; Nguemaïm Ngoufo Flore; Romuald Issiaka Kamwa Ngassam; Laurentine Sumo; Palmer Masumbe Netongo; Wilfred Fon-Tarkeh MbachamII; Louis-Albert TchuemTchuente

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Evidence of Occurrence of Ancylostomaduodenale in Cameroon

Deguy Dor Luogbou Nzu, Nguemaïm Ngoufo Flore, Romuald Issiaka Kamwa Ngassam, Laurentine Sumo, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Wilfred Fon-Tarkeh MbachamII, Louis-Albert TchuemTchuente

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Abstract

Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale are the 2 major species of human hookworms occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to date, without any hookworm species identification study, Necator americanus remains the only species reported in Cameroon. In order to identify hookworm species from two Health Districts in Cameroon, stool samples from ~ 100 hookworm-positive schoolchildren were cultured to the third-stage (L3), filariform larvae, using the Harada-Moritest-tube method. In the Health District of Mouanko, N. americanus larvae were recovered from a total of 27 (62.79%) coprocultures while A. duodenale larvae were recovered from a total of 24 (55.81%) stool cultures. 44.18% of the hookworm infections were due solely to N. americanus, 37.2% solely to A. duodenale and 18.6% were mixed infections with both species. In all mixed infections, N. americanus appears to be the predominate species. In contrast, in the health district of Loum, N. americanus larvae were the only species found in all of the20 hookworm-positive coprocultures. This study reports for the first time the presence of A. duodenale in Cameroon. This new data is very important because it emphasizes the need to assess the actual distribution of these two species in Cameroon, for better taken into account in treatment and control strategies.

Published in	American Journal of Zoology (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajz.20200303.11
Page(s)	53-56
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Hookworm, Occurrence, Necator Americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, Cameroon

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Deguy Dor Luogbou Nzu, Nguemaïm Ngoufo Flore, Romuald Issiaka Kamwa Ngassam, Laurentine Sumo, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, et al. Evidence of Occurrence of Ancylostomaduodenale in Cameroon. Am J Zool. 2020;3(3):53-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ajz.20200303.11

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Deguy Dor Luogbou Nzu

Centre for Schistosomiasis & Parasitology, Yaounde, Cameroon
Nguemaïm Ngoufo Flore
Romuald Issiaka Kamwa Ngassam

Centre for Schistosomiasis & Parasitology, Yaounde, Cameroon
Laurentine Sumo

Centre for Schistosomiasis & Parasitology, Yaounde, Cameroon
Palmer Masumbe Netongo

The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
Wilfred Fon-Tarkeh MbachamII

The Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
Louis-Albert TchuemTchuente

Centre for Schistosomiasis & Parasitology, Yaounde, Cameroon

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  abstract = {Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale are the 2 major species of human hookworms occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to date, without any hookworm species identification study, Necator americanus remains the only species reported in Cameroon. In order to identify hookworm species from two Health Districts in Cameroon, stool samples from ~ 100 hookworm-positive schoolchildren were cultured to the third-stage (L3), filariform larvae, using the Harada-Moritest-tube method. In the Health District of Mouanko, N. americanus larvae were recovered from a total of 27 (62.79%) coprocultures while A. duodenale larvae were recovered from a total of 24 (55.81%) stool cultures. 44.18% of the hookworm infections were due solely to N. americanus, 37.2% solely to A. duodenale and 18.6% were mixed infections with both species. In all mixed infections, N. americanus appears to be the predominate species. In contrast, in the health district of Loum, N. americanus larvae were the only species found in all of the20 hookworm-positive coprocultures. This study reports for the first time the presence of A. duodenale in Cameroon. This new data is very important because it emphasizes the need to assess the actual distribution of these two species in Cameroon, for better taken into account in treatment and control strategies.},
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