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.

doi:10.3201/eid0912.020795

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Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area

Published Date:

Dec 2003

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.020795 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(12):1636-1637.

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Eberhard, Mark L. ; Nace, Eva K. ; Won, Kimberly Y. ; Punkosdy, George A. ; Bishop, Henry S. ; ... More ▼

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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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