Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Baylisascaris procyonis, humans – USA: exposure
PRO/AH/EDR> Baylisascaris procyonis, humans – USA: exposure
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 Read more [...]
