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Skin Penetration by the Infective Larvæ of Dochmoides stenocephala

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

T. Goodey
Affiliation:
Principal Research Assistant, Institute of Agricultural Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Extract

That the infective larvæ of a number of species of hookworm are capable of penetrating intact skin has been demonstrated in the following, Ancylostoma duodenale, A. caninum, A. braziliense and Necator americanus.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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