Baylisascaris procyonis Parasites in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2014 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 To the Editor: Baylisascaris procyonis (Ascaridoi- dea: Ascarididae) parasites are facultatively heteroxenous nematodes that are widely distributed in the United States and Canada, where prevalence rates reach 70%–90%.
Mario Baldi +7 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis: An Emerging Helminthic Zoonosis [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 Baylisascaris procyonis, a roundworm infection of raccoons, is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis, principally affecting young children. Raccoons have increasingly become peridomestic animals living in close proximity to human residences.
Frank J. Sorvillo +5 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm responsible for fatal larva migrans in humans, has long been thought to be absent from many regions in the southeastern United States.
Mark L. Eberhard +5 more
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Viability of Baylisascaris procyonis Eggs [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Infection with Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms is rare but often fatal and typically affects children. We attempted to determine parameters of viability and methods of inactivating the eggs of these roundworms.
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Full Recovery from Baylisascaris procyonis Eosinophilic Meningitis
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 Infection by Baylisascaris procyonis is an uncommon but devastating cause of eosinophilic meningitis. We report the first case-patient, to our knowledge, who recovered from B. procyonis eosinophilic meningitis without any recognizable neurologic deficits.
Poulomi J. Pai +4 more
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Parasites and the conservation of small populations: The case of Baylisascaris procyonis. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2013 Human demands on natural resources result in landscape changes that facilitate the emergence of disease. Most emerging diseases are zoonotic, and some of these pathogens play a role in the decline of vulnerable wildlife species.
Kristen Page L.
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Protein phosphorylation networks in Baylisascaris procyonis revealed by phosphoproteomic analysis [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Baylisascaris procyonis is an intestinal ascarid worm that parasitizes in raccoons and causes fatal neural, visceral, and ocular larva migrans in humans.
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Surveys on Baylisascaris procyonis in two of the three French wild raccoon populations [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeHuman infection by Baylisascaris procyonis can result in larva migrans syndromes, which can cause severe neurological sequelae and fatal cases. The raccoon serves as the definitive host of the nematode, harboring adult worms in its intestine and ...
Gérald Umhang +14 more
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Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworms in Raccoons, China [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 To the Editor: Baylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal roundworm that infects raccoons (Procyon lotor), causes fatal or severe neural larva migrans in animals and humans (1,2). Globally, ≈130 species of wild and domesticated animals are susceptible (2). Infections in humans typically occur in children who have the disorders pica or geophagia and ingest ...
Yue Xie +8 more
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A Worm’s Tale or Why to Avoid the Raccoon Latrine: A Case of Baylisascaris procyonis Meningoencephalitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Radiology, 2022 The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis (B. procyonis) may infect humans to cause severe or fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as ocular and visceral larva migrans.
Adam E. Goldman-Yassen +3 more
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