Reducing Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Larvae in Raccoon Latrines
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, a parasite of raccoons, can infect humans, sometimes fatally. Parasite eggs can remain viable in raccoon latrines for years. To develop a management technique for parasite eggs, we tested anthelmintic baiting.
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Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Raccoon-Borne Pathogens of Importance to Humans—The Raccoon Roundworm
EDIS, 2020 Diseases carried by northern raccoons present significant health hazards to both people and pets. This 7-page fact sheet written by Caitlin Jarvis and Mathieu Basille and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is part of
Caitlin Jarvis, Mathieu Basille
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Raccoons contraband – The metazoan parasite fauna of free-ranging raccoons in central Europe [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The invasive raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an abundant carnivore and considered as an important potential vector of infectious diseases and parasites in Europe. Raccoons show a broad, opportunistic, omnivorous food spectrum.
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The epidemiology of a case of raccoon roundworm infection [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2000 Author(s): Murray, William J. | Abstract: The epidemiologic investigation of a recent case of cerebrospinal nematodiasis caused by the common raccoon intestinal roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in an 11-month old child from Monterey County, California revealed a remarkable series of circumstances which led to the child’s infection.
Murray, William J.
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Raccoon Roundworm Encephalitis [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2004 The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is increasingly recognized as a cause of zoonotic visceral, ocular, and neural larva migrans and, in particular, of devastating encephalitis in young children. Exposure occurs mainly at raccoon latrines, where large numbers of infective eggs may be accidentally ingested. Risk factors for infection include
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The conquest of the north continues: Baylisascaris procyonis in free-ranging invasive raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Germany, including a first report in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeWith exception of the Northeast, the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is widespread in Germany. This zoonotic parasite can cause neurological disease in paratenic and aberrant hosts, like humans.
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Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworms in Raccoons, China
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 ...
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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 ...
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Reduction of Baylisascaris procyonis Eggs in Raccoon Latrines, Suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Baylisascaris procyonis, a common roundworm of raccoons, causes severe or fatal human infections, often in suburban areas. To evaluate the effectiveness of a baiting strategy requiring minimal labor, we distributed medicated baits near raccoon latrines ...
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Distribution and prevalence of Baylisascaris in domestic dogs in the United States and Canada, 2017–2023 [PDF]
One HealthDogs can serve as alternative definitive hosts for Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm, but prevalence and geographic distribution of canine infections is poorly studied. In a previous study in the United States (US) from 2013 to 2016, 0.005 %
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