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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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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author Eberhard, Mark L.
Nace, Eva K.
Won, Kimberly Y.
Punkosdy, George A.
Bishop, Henry S.
Johnston, Stephanie P.
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Nace, Eva K.
Won, Kimberly Y.
Punkosdy, George A.
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Johnston, Stephanie P.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-30343462011-02-10 Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area Eberhard, Mark L. Nace, Eva K. Won, Kimberly Y. Punkosdy, George A. Bishop, Henry S. Johnston, Stephanie P. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3034346/ /pubmed/14720412 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.020795 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This 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.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Eberhard, Mark L.
Nace, Eva K.
Won, Kimberly Y.
Punkosdy, George A.
Bishop, Henry S.
Johnston, Stephanie P.
Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title_full Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title_fullStr Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title_full_unstemmed Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title_short Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area
title_sort baylisascaris procyonis in the metropolitan atlanta area
topic Dispatch
url 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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