geographic expansion of baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, florida, usa. | | 2010 | 21029553 |
raccoon roundworms in pet kinkajous--three states, 1999 and 2010. | baylisascaris procyonis (bp) is the common roundworm of raccoons (procyon lotor). adult bp live in the small intestine of this host, where they produce eggs that are passed in the feces. bp eggs ingested by nondefinitive host species hatch in the intestine, producing larvae that can migrate widely, causing visceral, ocular, or neural larva migrans. cases of neural larva migrans in humans caused by bp likely acquired from raccoons have resulted in severe encephalitis with permanent deficits and i ... | 2011 | 21412211 |
survey of raccoons on key largo, florida, usa, for baylisascaris procyonis. | numbers of the endangered key largo woodrat (klwr; neotoma floridana smalli) have been declining for at least 25 yr. the raccoon (procyon lotor) roundworm, baylisascaris procyonis, has been found to have an adverse effect on the survival of alleghany woodrats (n. magister). high densities of raccoons can exacerbate this problem by increasing the amount of feces containing viable eggs of b. procyonis available to woodrats. in 2002, 64 fecal samples were collected and examined for eggs of b. procy ... | 2005 | 15827232 |
parasitic helminths of black bear cubs (ursus americanus) from florida. | twenty-two florida black bear (ursus americanus floridanus) cubs (< or = 12 mo old) from florida were examined for endoparasites between 1998 and 2003. eleven species of helminths were found (8 nematodes, 2 trematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan). the most prevalent helminths were ancylostoma caninum (64%), macracanthorhynchus ingens (36%), strongyloides sp. (27%), baylisascaris transfuga (23%), and a. tubaeforme (14%). new host records include a. tubaeforme and brachylaima virginianum. this is the f ... | 2004 | 15040687 |