A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles ...
Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as 'raccoon roundworm,' according to ...
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that ...
A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.
Racoon roundworm lives in the intestines of raccoons ... of raccoons living in close proximity to people. In humans, the parasite can lead to swelling of the brain, eyes, and subsequent blindness ...
Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm,” according to officials. The parasite, called Baylisascaris procyonis, was found in the ...
The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...
It does not make them sick, but their feces can carry the parasite’s eggs. The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of Los Angeles ...