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. 2003 Dec;9(12):1636-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid0912.020795.

Baylisascaris procyonis in the metropolitan Atlanta area

Mark L Eberhard  1 , Eva K Nace, Kimberly Y Won, George A Punkosdy, Henry S Bishop, Stephanie P Johnston
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Baylisascaris procyonis in the metropolitan Atlanta area

Mark L Eberhard et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm responsible for fatal larva migrans in humans, has long been thought to be absent from many regions in the southeastern United States. During spring 2002, 11 (22%) of 50 raccoons trapped in DeKalb County, Georgia, had B. procyonis infection. The increasing number of cases highlight this emerging zoonotic infection.

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