If you have raccoons around your property, you might need to employ this method. Raccoons tend to poop in communal, pungent ...

While raccoons themselves will not fall sick, their feces can carry the roundworms ... living in close proximity to people (Getty Images/iStockphoto) It is a zoonotic disease – spread from ...

Baylisascaris procyonis is a type of parasite that lives in the intestines of raccoons. It does not make them sick, but their feces can carry the parasite’s eggs. The two cases of the disease ...

and can be spread through water or other materials contaminated with raccoon feces. “The eggs of this worm get into the person, begin to develop, find themselves in a strange place, and then ...

The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make them sick, eggs can be excreted in the animals' feces and people can ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is looking into two human cases of a rare parasitic infection that comes from raccoons. Baylisascaris procyonis is a type of parasite that ...

What happened? The raccoon roundworm cases, also known as Baylisascaris procyonis, were found in the South Bay area. It can ...

Two rare human cases of raccoon roundworm — a parasitic infection — have been found in Los Angeles County, the public health department reported Tuesday. What happened? The raccoon roundworm ...

People can contract the infection by consuming dirt, soil, water or another material that is contaminated with infected feces from a raccoon. "Our health is closely linked to the health of animals ...

Health officials said people can become infected with the illness if they consume dirt, soil, water or other material contaminated with an infected raccoon’s feces. Young children and ...