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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

Research Letter

Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm, Rural Papua New Guinea, 2020

Jessica L. Scott, Daniel Pelowa, Wayne Melrose, Jeffrey M. Warner, and Catherine M. RushComments to Author 
Author affiliation: James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (J.L. Scott, W. Melrose, J.M. Warner, C.M. Rush); James Cook University Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, Townsville (J.L. Scott, J.M. Warner, C.M. Rush); Balimo District Hospital, Balimo, Papua New Guinea (D. Pelowa)

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Table

Prevalence of hookworm infections found in study of Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm, rural Papua New Guinea, 2020*

Method No. (%)
Hookworm Necator americanus Ancylostoma spp.
Microscopy 28 (22.9) NA NA
TaqMan qPCR† 64 (52.5) 64 (52.5) 4 (3.3)
Total 67 (54.9) 64 (52.5) 4 (3.3)

*NA, not applicable; qPCR, quantitative PCR. †Integrated DNA Technologies, https://sg.idtdna.com.

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