LA public health officials reported this week that two residents have been infected by Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as ...

The parasite that causes the disease lives in the intestines of raccoons and can cause serious illness in humans.

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris ...

The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...

A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles ...

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has crowned a winner in the state’s annual Python Challenge, a competition that tasks hunters with removing invasive ...

Rare ‘raccoon roundworm’ brain-infecting parasite found in two LA residents - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health ...

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to ...

The parasite can infect the spinal cord, brain and eyes, and it can lead to swelling of the brain, officials said.

LA County health officials are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay ...

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare ...

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