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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 ...
Kristen Page +5 more
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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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Microorganisms and Common Ophthalmic Diseases [PDF]
, 2017 The human eye is in constant contact to environmental conditions that increase its likelihood in being exposed to a multitude of pathogens. Studies have revealed that the normal microbial flora found around the ocular area contribute to the well-being of
Su CW, Tighe S
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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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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection.
Sara B. Weinstein +9 more
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Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article [PDF]
, 2012 Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen,
Ahmed Saliem +2 more
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Distribution of \u3ci\u3eBaylisascaris procyonis\u3c/i\u3e in Raccoons (\u3ci\u3eProcyon lotor\u3c/i\u3e) in Florida, USA [PDF]
, 2023 Baylisascaris procyonis, or raccoon roundworm, is an intestinal nematode parasite of raccoons (Procyon lotor) that is important to public and wildlife health.
Bankovich, Brittany +8 more
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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods. [PDF]
, 2015 Over the last few decades, ecological factors, combined with everchanging landscapes mainly linked to human activities (e.g. encroachment and tourism) have contributed to modifications in the transmission of parasitic diseases from domestic to wildlife ...
Brianti, Emanuele +8 more
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Livestock abundance predicts vampire bat demography, immune profiles, and bacterial infection risk [PDF]
, 2018 Human activities create novel food resources that can alter wildlife–pathogen interactions. If resources amplify or dampen, pathogen transmission probably depends on both host ecology and pathogen biology, but studies that measure responses to ...
Altizer, Sonia +13 more
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Determining the prevalence of raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in New Brunswick, Canada [PDF]
, 2022 The raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is an intestinal nematode mainly found within its primary definitive host of raccoons (Procyon lotor).
Oremush, Riley A.
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