| optimization of raccoon latrine surveys for quantifying exposure to baylisascaris procyonis. | raccoon (procyon lotor) latrine surveys are an efficient and cost-effective method to quantify baylisascaris procyonis exposure risk for intermediate hosts. nevertheless, current methodologies may introduce bias by homogenizing scats collected within latrines and estimating exposure risk at the latrine scale. the objective of this study was to examine the potential for raccoon latrine size to bias estimates of risk of exposure when utilizing current methodologies that pool scats prior to analysi ... | 2010 | 20688699 |
| fatal cerebrospinal disease caused by baylisascaris procyonis in domestic rabbits. | infection with baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm of raccoons, was found to be the cause of an epizootic of fatal cns disease in domestic rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus). clinical signs included torticollis, ataxia, tremors, and falling. gross lesions were limited to white, raised nodules (1 to 1.5 mm) on the epicardium, endocardium, and liver serosa, and they were found to be larval granulomas. microscopic lesions included multifocal myocarditis, multifocal hemorrhagic tracks and ass ... | 1983 | 12002587 |
| 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 |