Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Eberhard, Mark L. ; Nace, Eva K. ; Won, Kimberly Y. ; Punkosdy, George A. ; Bishop, Henry S. ; Johnston, Stephanie P.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Animals
  • Ascaridoidea
  • Feces
  • Female
  • Male
  • Parasite Egg Count
  • Raccoons
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(12):1636-1637.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  12
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3144/cdc_3144_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 156.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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