A resilient parasite carried by raccoons is spreading across Europe, posing a severe neurological threat to humans. Experts warn that the infection often goes undiagnosed while raccoon populations ...

A resilient raccoon-carried parasite is rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a significant neurological risk to humans, often going undetected.

(KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced. Baylisascaris ...

Health officials in Los Angeles County are reporting two human cases of a rare but potentially severe illness known as raccoon roundworm, which can cause severe brain, spine and eye damage. The two ...

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Two people in the South Bay area of Los ...

Scientists claim that mature roundworms which live in the small intestine of raccoons can produce upto 180,000 eggs every day, that can enter the environment through their stools.

"The results show both an expansion of the roundworm's distribution area and stable infection occurrence at high levels in German raccoon populations," Klimpel explains. The analysis revealed that the ...

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