<prompt> Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by:Ancylostoma brazilienseAnisakiasisNecator americanusAncylostoma catifera  <response>: Ref. Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology BY Parija. Page. 645 The most common cause is A. braziliense, so we prefer that as the answerIt is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family Ancylostomatidae.The most common species causing this disease in the Americas is Ancylostoma braziliense.  These parasites live in the intestines of dogs, cats and wild animals and should not be confused with  other members of the hookworm family for which humans are definitive hosts, namely  Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.  Colloquially called creeping eruption due to its presentation, the disease is also somewhat  ambiguously known as ground itch or in some parts of the Southern USA sandworms, as the  larvae like to live in sandy soil.  Another vernacular name is plumbers itch. 