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Of the 11 polymerase chain reaction\u2013positive samples, eight (Bago Region, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 4; Mon State, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 4) yielded sequences with high similarity to those of <jats:italic>Necator americanus<\/jats:italic>. A further three sequences (Mon State, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 2; Bago Region, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 1) showed high similarity with those of <jats:italic>Ancylostoma ceylanicum<\/jats:italic>. The latter is primarily a parasite of dogs and represents a zoonosis. Given that different species of hookworms exhibit different epidemiological and biological characteristics, accurate identification is essential for the planning and execution of effective control programs for hookworm infections.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.16-0610","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,25]],"date-time":"2016-10-25T02:29:06Z","timestamp":1477362546000},"page":"214-216","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["First Molecular Identifications of Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infecting Rural Communities in Lower Myanmar"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"96","author":[{"given":"Win","family":"Pa Pa Aung","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology and Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand."},{"name":"Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Ministry of Health and Sport, Yangon, 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