对于个人,主要的预防方法是避免没有被保护的皮肤接触被钩虫虫卵污染的土壤。应提醒游客在行走到沙滩和在沙滩上行走时穿上鞋子或凉鞋,并避免接触流浪猫和犬经常光顾的沙滩。[2]Tremblay A, MacLean JD, Gyorkos T, et al. Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans in a group of travellers. Trop Med Int Health. 2000;5:330-334.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00557.x/fullhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10886795?tool=bestpractice.com直接铺在沙滩上的浴巾没有保护作用,因此游客应使用沙滩椅或充气垫。潮水冲洗后的沙滩比干沙滩感染风险小。在社区,可以采取以下综合措施预防 CLM:定期给猫和犬服用驱虫药;禁止将动物带到沙滩和游乐场,宠物主人在宠物排便后立即清除粪便等。[25]Heukelbach J, Mencke N, Feldmeier H. Cutaneous larva migrans and tungiasis: the challenge to control zoonotic ectoparasitoses associated with poverty. Trop Med Int Health. 2002;7:907-910.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00961.x/fullhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12390594?tool=bestpractice.com[19]Heukelbach J, Feldmeier H. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008;8:302-309.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18471775?tool=bestpractice.com[26]Kannathasan S, Murugananthan A, Rajeshkannan N, et al. A simple intervention to prevent cutaneous larva migrans among devotees of the Nallur Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. PLoS One. 2013;8:e61816.http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0061816http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23613943?tool=bestpractice.com