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A Child with Raccoon Roundworm Meningoencephalitis: A Pathogen Emerging in your Own Backyard? [PDF]
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, Yvonne Yau, Peter J Kertes
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Whipworm and roundworm infections [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020 Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a roundworm), respectively. Both parasites are staggeringly prevalent, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas, and are associated with substantial morbidity.
Else, Kathryn J. +9 more
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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 +7 more
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Gastric Submucosal Tumor in Patient Infected with Dioctophyme renale Roundworm, South Korea, 2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe describe a case of a gastric submucosal tumor in a patient in South Korea infected with Dioctophyme renale roundworm. The patient had a history of consuming raw freshwater fish. Molecular and morphologic analyses confirmed D.
Dong-Min Kim +9 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm in Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Mexico [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe found the zoonotic nematode, Baylisascaris procyonis, in a common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Mexico. Expansion of raccoons into human-dominated regions might increase the risk of B. procyonis infections in humans.
Ana Luisa Gómez-Sánchez +6 more
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Genome of the Giant Panda Roundworm Illuminates Its Host Shift and Parasitic Adaptation
Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, 2022 Baylisascaris schroederi, a roundworm (ascaridoid) parasite specific to the bamboo-feeding giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), represents a leading cause of mortality in wild giant panda populations.
Yue Xie, Sen Wang, Shuangyang Wu
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Anaemia: A Neglected Association Outside the Tropics
Microorganisms, 2022 Anaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Among infectious agents responsible for anaemia, helminthic infections are often neglected, particularly in non-endemic countries.
Sara Caldrer +4 more
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Ectopic Isolation of an Adult Female Roundworm along with Colourless Eggs [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Nematodes are probably the most widespread and abundant group of animal often occurring in huge numbers in very diverse environments. The largest number of helminthic parasites of humans belongs to the phylum nematoda and Ascaris lumbricoides is the most
Vaibhav V Rajhans +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Soil-transmitted helminth infections are assumed to be uncommon in the US, despite numerous studies in the past few decades showing high burdens in Appalachia and the southern states.
Steven H. Adams +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020 Comparative studies of parasites in sympatric bird species have been generally scarce. Parasitic infection/transmission can be spread in a number of ways that suggests possible direct and indirect, horizontal transmission between avian hosts. In order to
Mabel Mena +8 more
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