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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.

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==