A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris ...
A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles ...
LA public health officials reported this week that two residents have been infected by Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as ...
Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to ...
The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...
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 ...
Research shows that as many as half of fecal samples from dogs that visit dog parks are contaminated with intestinal ...
Symptoms of raccoon roundworm typically appear between one and four weeks after exposure to eggs, according to county public health officials. They can include nausea, tiredness, lack of attention, ...
Although also highly rare, dogs and cats can become infected with raccoon roundworm, as well. Infected cats cannot transmit the disease, and dogs rarely do, according to state wildlife officials.