Opens in a new tab or window While two people in Los Angeles County recently were infected with "raccoon roundworm," the infection ... pets such as cats and dogs, it's not likely to be passed ...

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which could contain roundworm eggs. The infection can’t be transported from person to person. Dogs and cats can also become infected if they come into contact with contaminated materials ...

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and dogs rarely do so. In the release issued Tuesday, Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis said that simple precautions can be taken by humans to avoid getting raccoon roundworm.

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los ... some accidentally infected species include domestic dogs and humans," Erica Susky, a certified infection control ...

Two people in Los Angles County have been diagnosed with raccoon roundworm, also known as Baylisascaris procyonis, according to the local public health department. Both cases were detected in the ...

some accidentally infected species include domestic dogs and humans," Erica Susky, a certified infection control practitioner based in Canada, told Fox News Digital. "The roundworm infects new ...