Abstract
Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms in raccoons, China.
Highlights
To the Editor: Baylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal roundworm that infects raccoons (Procyon lotor), causes fatal or severe neural larva migrans in animals and humans [1,2]
We describe B. procyonis infections among raccoons in China as part of a series of ongoing surveys of helminthic zoonoses linked to captive exotic animals in zoologic gardens (ZGs) in China
Building on egg-based morphologic characterization and internal transcribed spacer 1 and cox-1 genebased phylogenies using neighborjoining trees, we found B. procyonis in raccoon feces from 5/12 ZGs (42%; 95% CI 14%–70%), including 2 in the most densely populated provinces, Henan and Sichuan
Summary
To the Editor: Baylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal roundworm that infects raccoons (Procyon lotor), causes fatal or severe neural larva migrans in animals and humans [1,2]. Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworms in Raccoons, China Infections in humans typically occur in children who have the disorders pica or geophagia and ingest B. procyonis eggs in items contaminated with raccoon feces [3].
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