Geographic Distribution of Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, Germany and Luxembourg

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Heddergott, Mike ; Steinbach, Peter ; Schwarz, Sabine ; Anheyer-Behmenburg, Helena E. ; Sutor, Astrid ; Schliephake, Annette ; Jeschke, Diana ; Striese, Michael ; Müller, Franz ; Meyer-Kayser, Elisabeth ; Stubbe, Michael ; Osten-Sacken, Natalia ; Krüger, Susann ; Gaede, Wolfgang ; Runge, Martin ; Hoffmann, Lothar ; Ansorge, Hermann ; Conraths, Franz J. ; Frantz, Alain C.
• Description:
  Infestation with Baylisascaris procyonis, a gastrointestinal nematode of the raccoon, can cause fatal disease in humans. We found that the parasite is widespread in central Germany and can pose a public health risk. The spread of B. procyonis roundworms into nematode-free raccoon populations needs to be monitored.
• Subjects:
  Animals Ascaridida Infections Ascaridoidea Raccoons
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):821-823
• Pubmed ID:
  32187005
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7101099
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Germany ; Luxembourg
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ac7c4ad2ed3ff91a920102429e138430740715f5e643bd588e708c430cd2d32f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86495/cdc_86495_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]