Seroprevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis Infection among Humans, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, 2014–2016

Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection. We tested 150 adults from California, USA, for B. procyonis antibodie...

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Autores principales: Weinstein, Sara B., Lake, Camille M., Chastain, Holly M., Fisk, David, Handali, Sukwan, Kahn, Philip L., Montgomery, Susan P., Wilkins, Patricia P., Kuris, Armand M., Lafferty, Kevin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5547801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28726612
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.170222
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Sumario:Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection. We tested 150 adults from California, USA, for B. procyonis antibodies; 11 were seropositive, suggesting that subclinical infection does occur.

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