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Scale-Dependent Attraction of Invasive Raccoons to Bait Sites: Behavioural and Proximity Responses in a Post-Disaster Agricultural Landscape. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Using cafeteria‐style bait trials and GPS telemetry, we investigated scale‐dependent responses of invasive raccoons to baiting in a post‐nuclear‐disaster agricultural landscape in Fukushima, Japan. Baiting induced strong short‐term and daily‐scale attraction to trap sites but did not restructure long‐term space use, highlighting the need to balance ...
Watanabe A, Nakamura D, Yoshida M, Hoshi N.   +3 more
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Raccoon Vigilance and Activity Patterns When Sympatric with Coyotes

Diversity, 2020
Nonconsumptive effects of predators potentially have negative fitness consequences on prey species through changes in prey behavior. Coyotes (Canis latrans) recently expanded into the eastern United States, and raccoons (Procyon lotor) are a common ...
M. Colter Chitwood, Marcus A. Lashley, Summer D. Higdon, Christopher S. DePerno, Christopher E. Moorman   +4 more
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Canine Distemper Virus in Wild Carnivore Populations from the Czech Republic (2012–2020): Occurrence, Geographical Distribution, and Phylogenetic Analysis

Life, 2022
Canine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease in carnivores and represents a serious threat for both wild and domestic animals. The aim of our study was to monitor the occurrence of the canine distemper virus in wildlife from the Czech Republic ...
Eliška Kličková, Lenka Černíková, Aurélie Dumondin, Eva Bártová, Marie Budíková, Kamil Sedlák   +5 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B.
Beth A. Lipton, Hanna N. Oltean, Roger B. Capron, Arran Hamlet, Susan P. Montgomery, Rebecca J. Chancey, Victoria J.L. Konold, Katherine E. Steffl   +7 more
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Helminthes in Feral Raccoon (Procyon lotor) as an Alien Species in Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Background: The raccoon, Procyon lotor Linn. (Procyonidae) is native to North and Central America but has been introduced in several European and Asian countries including Japan, Germany and Iran.
Meysam SHARIFDINI, Omar M. AMIN, Keyhan ASHRAFI, Nader KARAMZADEH, Iraj MOBEDI, Behnaz RAHMATI, Zahra HESARI   +6 more
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Inoculation of raccoons with a wild-type-based recombinant canine distemper virus results in viremia, lymphopenia, fever, and widespread histological lesions

mSphere, 2023
Raccoons are naturally susceptible to canine distemper virus (CDV) infection and can be a potential source of spill-over events. CDV is a highly contagious morbillivirus that infects multiple species of carnivores and omnivores, resulting in severe and ...
Dagmar Roelofs, Katharina S. Schmitz, Geert van Amerongen, Laurine C. Rijsbergen, Brigitta M. Laksono, Anouskha D. Comvalius, Sham Nambulli, Linda J. Rennick, Peter van Run, W. Paul Duprex, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Rik L. de Swart, Rory D. de Vries   +12 more
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Experimental Susceptibility of North American Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) to SARS-CoV-2

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Recent spillback events of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals has raised concerns about it becoming endemic in wildlife. A sylvatic cycle of SARS-CoV-2 could present multiple opportunities for repeated spillback into human populations and other ...
Raquel Francisco, Raquel Francisco, Sonia M. Hernandez, Sonia M. Hernandez, Daniel G. Mead, Kayla G. Adcock, Sydney C. Burke, Sydney C. Burke, Nicole M. Nemeth, Nicole M. Nemeth, Michael J. Yabsley, Michael J. Yabsley   +11 more
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USING BEHAVIOR AND SPACE USE OF RACCOONS TO INDIRECTLY ASSESS THE NATURE OF NEST PREDATION

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
: Nest predation has been identified as a leading cause of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo; hereafter, turkey) reproductive failure and raccoons (Procyon lotor) are often implicated as important nest predators.
Michael E. Byrne, Michael J. Chamberlain
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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, Brian G. Blackburn, Kevin R. Kazacos, Rajasekharan P. Warrier, Rodolfo E. Bégué   +4 more
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Ecological routes of avian influenza virus transmission to a common mesopredator: an experimental evaluation of alternatives. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Wild raccoons have been shown to be naturally exposed to avian influenza viruses (AIV). However, the mechanisms associated with these natural exposures are not well-understood.We experimentally tested three alternative routes (water, eggs, and scavenged ...
J Jeffrey Root, Kevin T Bentler, Susan A Shriner, Nicole L Mooers, Kaci K VanDalen, Heather J Sullivan, Alan B Franklin   +6 more
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