The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis can cause severe diseases in humans, including fatal brain damage.

Raccoon roundworm has now spread to nine European countries, raising the risk of human infection, according to a review and analysis by Goethe University researchers published in Parasitology Research ...

(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 ...

A resilient parasite carried by raccoons is spreading across Europe, posing a severe neurological threat to humans. Experts ...

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

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Four days ago we rescued a 6-month-old puppy from a shelter in the southeast of the United States. My vet says that she has roundworm and warned me that my kids (ages 3-8 years) could get visceral ...

Researchers have discovered the world’s first case of a new human parasitic infection, pulling a live roundworm picked up from a carpet python from the brain of an Australian woman. They say the case ...

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is ...