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==Control==

Animals should be housed in conditions to prevent the build up of infective larvae and it is especially important that concrete runs are dry and well-maintained. Many of the anthelmintics licensed for use in dogs will clear hookworm infection (including praziquantel and pyrantel) and it is best to treat in the Spring when parasite burdens will be at their lowest.

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~~==Zoonotic Potential==~~

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Like ''A. caninum'', ''U. stenocephala'' may be a cause of '''cutaneous larva migrans''' in humans. 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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