Reducing Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Larvae in Raccoon Latrines

Page, Kristen; Beasley, James C.; Olson, Zachary H.; Smyser, Timothy J.; Downey, Mark; Kellner, Kenneth F.; McCord, Sarah E.; Egan, Timothy S.; Rhodes, Olin E.

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Reducing Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Larvae in Raccoon Latrines

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Jan 2011
By Page, Kristen ; Beasley, James C. ; Olson, Zachary H. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Page, Kristen ; Beasley, James C. ; Olson, Zachary H. ; Smyser, Timothy J. ; Downey, Mark ; Kellner, Kenneth F. ; McCord, Sarah E. ; Egan, Timothy S. ; Rhodes, Olin E.
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Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, a parasite of raccoons, can infect humans, sometimes fatally. Parasite eggs can remain viable in raccoon latrines for years. To develop a management technique for parasite eggs, we tested anthelmintic baiting. The prevalence of eggs decreased at latrines, and larval infections decreased among intermediate hosts, indicating that baiting is effective.
Subjects:

Animals Animals, Wild Ascaridida Infections Ascaridoidea Disease Reservoirs Environment Feces Humans Larva Mice Parasite Egg Count Raccoons
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(1):90-93.
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Journal Article
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Indiana
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17
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1
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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