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A potential zoonotic threat: First detection of Baylisascaris procyonis in a wild raccoon from Austria

Baylisascaris procyonis is a common gastrointestinal parasite of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in their native range, and both have been introduced to Europe. Humans may ingest ascarid eggs shed via the racoons’ faeces, and this could lead to severe infections affecting the central nervous system. Here,...

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Autores principales: Duscher, Georg Gerhard, Frantz, Alain C., Kuebber‐Heiss, Anna, Fuehrer, Hans‐Peter, Heddergott, Mike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9292055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33345448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13963