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Spinal cord involvement in a child with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) meningoencephalitis

Pediatric Radiology, 2011
A 14-month-old previously healthy boy developed progressively worsening neurological symptoms secondary to eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with myelitis caused by raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) infection. MRI demonstrated T2 hyperintensity and enhancement of the cerebral white matter, cerebellum and spinal cord.
Teresa G, Kelly   +4 more
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Human infections caused by the Raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 2002
Abstract Raccoons are the natural host of the roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis , a zoonotic nematode parasite capable of causing severe human ocular and neurologic disease. Although a rare human infection, baylisascariasis is increasingly being recognized as a significant public health problem, especially in young children less than 4 years old ...
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Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) as an occupational hazard: 2. Use of personal protective equipment and infection control practices among raccoon rehabilitators

Zoonoses and Public Health, 2018
SummaryBaylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm, is a zoonotic ascarid of importance to human and animal health. Wildlife rehabilitators who care for raccoons may be at an increased risk for exposure to the parasite, especially if proper precautions are not taken. In a wider effort to evaluate awareness regarding B.
S. G. H. Sapp   +4 more
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[The raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)--no zoonotic risk for Brandenburg?].

Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 2015
The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris [B.] procyonis), a dangerous zoonotic pathogen for humans, in raccoons living in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. In the years 2008 to 2013, a total of 762 raccoons, dating from hunting bags, were examined for intestinal helminths.
Sabine, Schwarz   +3 more
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Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2003
Patrick J, Gavin, Stanford T, Shulman
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Raccoon Roundworm Infection (Baylisascariasis): a Zoonosis of Pediatric and Public Health Concern

2014
The extraordinary heteroxenosity (ability to use many hosts in its life cycle) of Baylisascaris procyonis is of particular concern not only to wildlife biologists but also to public health professionals and medical practitioners. To understand why there is an increasing human risk for infection with B.
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Baylisascaris procyonis (Raccoon roundworm)

Trends in Parasitology
Jessica Tzu-Wan Kuo   +2 more
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The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as a reservoir of zoonotic diseases in Denmark

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Lene Jung Kjær   +2 more
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Raccoon Roundworm Encephalitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2005
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