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==Description==
 
==Description==
Unlike [[Ancylostoma caninum|''Ancylostoma caninum'']], ''U. stenocephala'' occurs in cool and temperate climates including that of the UK.  The details of the life-cycle are given [[Ancylostomatoidea Life-cycle|elsewhere]] but the infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of L3 larvae and, unlike ''A. caninum'', L3 larvae are not passed to neonates by the trans-mammary route.  ''U. stenocephala'' can be recognised on examination under a microscope by its large, dorsally curved, buccal capsule which contains cutting plates at the ventral edge.  A single pair of small teeth are also found within the ventral capsule.  Adults bury their heads deep in the wall of the small intestine and feed on plugs of mucosa.
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Unlike [[Ancylostoma caninum|''Ancylostoma caninum'']], ''U. stenocephala'' occurs in cool and temperate climates including that of the UK.  The details of the life-cycle are given [[Ancylostomatoidea Life-Cycle|elsewhere]] but the infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of L3 larvae and, unlike ''A. caninum'', L3 larvae are not passed to neonates by the trans-mammary route.  ''U. stenocephala'' can be recognised on examination under a microscope by its large, dorsally curved, buccal capsule which contains cutting plates at the ventral edge.  A single pair of small teeth are also found within the ventral capsule.  Adults bury their heads deep in the wall of the small intestine and feed on plugs of mucosa.
    
==Epidemiology==
 
==Epidemiology==
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