Other Human Disease — United States
_Baylisascaris procyonis_, also known as the raccoon roundworm, is the most common and widespread cause of clinical larva migrans in animals. It is a ubiquitous roundworm infection of raccoons (_Procyon lotor_) and is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis, primarily in young children.
_B. procyonis_ roundworms can cause potentially fatal neural larva migrans in many species, including humans. However, the clinical spectrum of _B. procyonis_ is not completely understood, according to
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