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==Control==

Most conventional anthelmintic products licensed for use in dogs and cats (such as praziquantel and pyrantel) will clear infection by hookworms and it is a requirement of the Pet Travel Scheme that animals returning to the UK are treated with praziquantel 24-48 hours before entering the UK.

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~~==Zoonotic Potential==~~

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''A. caninum'' is capable of infecting humans, producing a disease called '''cutaneous larva migrans'''. The L3 larvae penetrate the skin and migrate for up to two weeks before they are killed by the development of an immune response. The larvae are acquired in tropical locations where bare skin comes into contact with sand or warm moist soil. The larvae are thought to lack the collagenolytic enzymes that would allow them to penetrate into the dermis and complete their life-cycle and instead, they continue to migrate in the superficial layers of the skin at a rate of up to 2 cm per day. Small serpiginous (snake-like) tunnels may be seen to radiate from the initial point of penetration. The disease is usually treated with thiabendazole. This disease is one of several referred to as cutaneous larva migrans, with other causes including migration of avian schistosome, ''Strongyloides westeri'' and ''papillosus'' and ''Pelodera strongyloides'' larvae.

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