Hookworm eggs in faecal matter
The image shows the eggs of Hookworm as observed through foldscope.Hookworms are nematodes that infect domestic and wild canids and felids. Dogs become infected with ensheathed third stage larvae via the percutaneous (skin), oral or trans-mammary routes (Ancylostoma caninum only). All animal hookworms are zoonotic and may cause cutaneous larva migrans in people. Penetration of...