Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

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"In dogs, hookworm infections primarily affect the small intestine leading to anaemia, diarrhea, and malnutrition. "But worse still, the parasites can spread to humans through the skin.

When your furry friends contract a parasitic infection like hookworm or roundworm, the consequences can be severe for both them and your family ...

Another parasitic worm, Clavinema mariae, which doesn't cause illness in humans, increased its numbers eight times in local English sole since the 1930s. Wood says that normal public-health ...

University of Queensland veterinary expert Dr Swaid Abdullah said the parasites can be transferred to humans through the skin. “In people, hookworms from dogs can cause cutaneous larva migrans ...