Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B. procyonis infections should be considered a potential cause of human eosinophilic men...

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Autores principales: Lipton, Beth A., Oltean, Hanna N., Capron, Roger B., Hamlet, Arran, Montgomery, Susan P., Chancey, Rebecca J., Konold, Victoria J.L., Steffl, Katherine E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37209678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.230290
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author Lipton, Beth A.
Oltean, Hanna N.
Capron, Roger B.
Hamlet, Arran
Montgomery, Susan P.
Chancey, Rebecca J.
Konold, Victoria J.L.
Steffl, Katherine E.
author_facet Lipton, Beth A.
Oltean, Hanna N.
Capron, Roger B.
Hamlet, Arran
Montgomery, Susan P.
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description We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B. procyonis infections should be considered a potential cause of human eosinophilic meningitis, particularly among young children and persons with developmental delays.
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spelling pubmed-102028802023-06-01 Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022 Lipton, Beth A. Oltean, Hanna N. Capron, Roger B. Hamlet, Arran Montgomery, Susan P. Chancey, Rebecca J. Konold, Victoria J.L. Steffl, Katherine E. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington, USA, with autism spectrum disorder. Environmental assessment confirmed nearby raccoon habitation and B. procyonis eggs. B. procyonis infections should be considered a potential cause of human eosinophilic meningitis, particularly among young children and persons with developmental delays. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-06 /pmc/articles/PMC10202880/ /pubmed/37209678 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.230290 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lipton, Beth A.
Oltean, Hanna N.
Capron, Roger B.
Hamlet, Arran
Montgomery, Susan P.
Chancey, Rebecca J.
Konold, Victoria J.L.
Steffl, Katherine E.
Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title_full Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title_fullStr Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title_full_unstemmed Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title_short Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
title_sort baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in child with autism spectrum disorder, washington, usa, 2022
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37209678
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.230290
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