| baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (procyon lotor) in eastern tennessee. | raccoon (procyon lotor) carcasses (n=118) were collected from july through december 2007 throughout eastern tennessee. necropsies were performed, and baylisascaris procyonis was collected from the gastrointestinal tract of infected carcasses. prevalence rates were determined for the overall sample population, males and females, and adults and juveniles. the sample population had a b. procyonis prevalence of 12.7%. males and females had a prevalence of 15% and 11%, respectively; prevalence in adu ... | 2009 | 19901404 |
| 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 |