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Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 16, Issue 3, June 2024.Our study involved the examination of faecal samples from wild predators in eastern Germany to identify parasitic and bacterial pathogens. In our investigation, we found Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons, a parasite known to cause a potentially lethal disease in humans.
Sonja Kittl +7 more
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Detection of Endoparasites in Non-Native Raccoons from Central Italy
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is a carnivore native to North and Central America, gradually introduced into Asia and Europe, including Italy. It is an important carrier of multiple endoparasites, both Protozoa and Helminths, some of them being zoonotic ...
Andrea Lombardo +16 more
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Ecological effects of a declining red wolf population
Animal Conservation, Volume 27, Issue 3, Page 396-407, June 2024.Abstract Carnivores, especially wolves (Canis sp.), have profound impacts on their ecosystems, affecting the abundance and behavior of prey and competitors, but this has not been examined in detail for red wolves (C. rufus). We studied a population of red wolves that was reintroduced to eastern North Carolina in 1987 and initially thrived, peaking at ...
A. Murray, R. Sutherland, R. Kays
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Baylisascaris procyonis in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Denmark
Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 2015 The nematode Baylisascaris procyonis, which may cause severe clinical disease in humans and animals, is emerging in Europe after its introduction with raccoons (Procyon lotor) from North America. B. procyonis has a broad spectrum of paratenic hosts, including rodents, birds, wild carnivores and primates, which are severely affected by the migrating ...
Al-Sabi, Mohammad Nafi Solaiman +3 more
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A Child with Raccoon Roundworm Meningoencephalitis: A Pathogen Emerging in your Own Backyard?
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2009 Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is a cause of devastating neural and ocular disease. The first documented case of raccoon roundworm encephalitis in Canada, in a seven-year-old boy who presented with severe neurological impairment, is ...
Jan Hajek +8 more
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EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC FISHMEAL POLYMER BAITS FOR THE CONTROL OF \u3ci\u3eBAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS\u3c/i\u3e IN FREE-RANGING RACCOONS (\u3ci\u3ePROCYON LOTOR\u3c/i\u3e) [PDF]
, 2015 Baylisascaris procyonis is a common gastrointestinal parasite of raccoons (Procyon lotor) and is a zoonotic helminth with the potential to cause severe or fatal infection.
Ballweber, Lora R. +8 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 A total of 10 species of Baylisascaris, a genus of ascaridoid nematodes, occur worldwide and 6 of them occur in the New World. Most of the Baylisascaris species have a similar life cycle with carnivorous mammals or marsupials serving as definitive hosts ...
Sarah G.H. Sapp +6 more
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Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2017 El ascaridio Baylisascaris procyonis es un agente parasitario de importancia para la salud pública, siendo su huésped definitivo el mapache común (Procyon lotor). Un nuevo informe alerta sobre la presencia de estas lombrices en poblaciones de mapaches en
Mario Baldi +5 more
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Helminths of the Gastrointestinal Tract of Raccoons in Southern Illinois with Management Implications of \u3ci\u3eBaylisascaris procyonis\u3c/i\u3e Occurrence [PDF]
, 1994 The gastrointestinal tracts of 60 raccoons (Procyon lotor) were examined for helminths. Six species were found: four species of nematodes (Arthrocephalus lotoris, Physaloptera rara, Gnathostoma procyonis, and Baylisascaris procyonis); one species of ...
Birch, Gary L. +2 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in eastern Tennessee [PDF]
, 2003 Raccoon (Procyon lotor) carcasses (n=118) were collected from July through December 2007 throughout eastern Tennessee. Necropsies were performed, and Baylisascaris procyonis was collected from the gastrointestinal tract of infected carcasses.
New, J C. +3 more
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