The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...
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The public health department says the risk is still very low, but they’re urging the public to steer clear of raccoons for ...
including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms and Giardia. Some parasites’ microscopic eggs survive in the ...
Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm”, according to US health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health ...
The parasitic infection is known as Baylisascaris procyonis and is a type of roundworm. Advert It sees Baylisascaris worms ...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two human cases of a rare parasitic infection, ...
A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles ...
A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris ...
The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, officials said. “While Baylisascaris is rare in people and the risk to ...