背景：关于加勒比海犬中的Ancylostoma患病率知之甚少。鉴于岛上拥有自由漫游和野狗的数量以及寄生虫发育和环境生存的理想亚热带气候，Ancylostoma可能对狗的健康构成威胁，并对人构成人畜共患风险。
方法：为了确定是否可以对加勒比海犬的Ancylostoma进行一般性分析，并更好地了解其患病率，出版(Scielo,Scopus,和PubMed数据库)和灰色(例如，学生论文,会议介绍)文献进行了回顾。检索到的手稿进行了筛选，和相关数据(年，location,狗种群,诊断方法,阳性率)被提取。还包括来自圣基茨的两个狗种群的数据：2014年的一项实地研究，涉及兽医护理有限的狗，以及罗斯大学兽医学院2018-2019年兽医诊所记录的数据。
结果：1950年代至2019年的14份手稿，代表了十个加勒比海岛屿/国家和巴哈马，已确定。诊断感染状态的方法从简单的定性或定量浮选方法到用希瑟糖浮选溶液离心或尸检。采样的狗种群包括流浪狗，拥有自由漫游，并拥有封闭的。报告的Ancylostoma感染率为10％至91％。过去10年的研究表明，阳性率为21％至73％。在2014年和2018-2019年，圣基茨人群中的Ancylostoma阳性率分别为61％和10％，分别。
结论：没有迹象表明加勒比海地区的钩虫患病率随时间变化，自有犬和非自有犬或自由漫游犬和密闭犬之间没有明显差异。圣基茨的数据与过去10年中其他岛屿的阳性率相当，反映了兽医护理的影响，包括驱虫治疗,预计宠物身上会有寄生虫。显然有必要扩大该地区的可用数据，并改善Ancylostoma感染的控制计划，以保护犬和人类健康。
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of Ancylostoma in dogs in the Caribbean. In view of the number of owned free-roaming and feral dogs within the islands and the ideal subtropical climate for parasite development and environmental survival, Ancylostoma could pose a threat to the health of the dogs as well as a zoonotic risk to people.
METHODS: To determine whether generalities about Ancylostoma in dogs in the Caribbean could be made and to obtain a better understanding of the prevalence, published (Scielo, Scopus, and PubMed databases) and gray (e.g., student theses, conference presentations) literature was reviewed. Retrieved manuscripts were screened, and relevant data (year, location, dog population, method of diagnosis, positivity rate) were extracted. Data from two dog populations on St. Kitts also were included: a 2014 field study involving dogs with limited veterinary care and data from the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine\'s Veterinary Clinic records for 2018-2019.
RESULTS: Fourteen manuscripts from the 1950s to 2019, representing ten of the Caribbean islands/countries and the Bahamas, were identified. Methods of diagnosing infection status ranged from simple qualitative or quantitative flotation methods to centrifugation with Sheather\'s sugar flotation solution or necropsy. Dog populations sampled included stray, owned free-roaming, and owned confined. Reported rates of Ancylostoma infection ranged from 10 to 91%. Studies from the last 10 years indicate positivity rates of 21 to 73%. Ancylostoma positivity rates in the St. Kitts\' populations were 61% and 10% for the 2014 and 2018-2019 populations, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: There was no indication that hookworm prevalence has changed over time in the Caribbean, and there were no obvious differences between owned and unowned dogs or free-roaming and confined dogs. The data from St. Kitts were on par with positivity rates from the other islands within the last 10 years and reflective of the impact that veterinary care, including anthelmintic treatment, is expected to have on parasites in pets. There is a clear need to expand the available data for the region and improve control programs for Ancylostoma infections to protect both canine and human health.
