Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area

Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm responsible for fatal larva migrans in humans, has long been thought to be absent from many regions in the southeastern United States. During spring 2002, 11 (22%) of 50 raccoons trapped in DeKalb County, Georgia, had B. procyonis infection. The increas...

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Autores principales: Eberhard, Mark L., Nace, Eva K., Won, Kimberly Y., Punkosdy, George A., Bishop, Henry S., Johnston, Stephanie P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3034346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14720412
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.020795
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Sumario:Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm responsible for fatal larva migrans in humans, has long been thought to be absent from many regions in the southeastern United States. During spring 2002, 11 (22%) of 50 raccoons trapped in DeKalb County, Georgia, had B. procyonis infection. The increasing number of cases highlight this emerging zoonotic infection.

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