| helminths of the raccoon (procyon lotor) in western kentucky. | seventy raccoons (procyon lotor) from western kentucky were examined for helminths from december 1985 through may 1986. twenty-three species of helminths were collected including 10 species of trematoda (brachylaima virginiana, euryhelmis squamula, eurytrema procyonis, fibricola cratera, gyrosoma singulare, maritreminoides nettae, mesostephanus appendiculatoides, metagonimoides oregonensis, paragonimus kellicotti, pharyngostomoides procyonis), 2 species of cestoda (atriotaenia procyonis, mesoces ... | 1987 | 3625429 |
| distribution, prevalence, and genetic characterization of baylisascaris procyonis in selected areas of georgia. | baylisascaris procyonis is an intestinal nematode of raccoons (procyon lotor) that can cause fatal larval migrans in numerous species of birds and mammals, including humans. although this parasite has historically been absent in the southeastern united states, it has been found in isolated regions in the appalachian mountains and was recently documented in dekalb county, georgia. the first objective of the current study was to investigate the distribution and prevalence of b. procyonis in select ... | 2010 | 21158622 |