Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2020)

Geographic Distribution of Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, Germany and Luxembourg

  • Mike Heddergott,
  • Peter Steinbach,
  • Sabine Schwarz,
  • Helena E. Anheyer-Behmenburg,
  • Astrid Sutor,
  • Annette Schliephake,
  • Diana Jeschke,
  • Michael Striese,
  • Franz Müller,
  • Elisabeth Meyer-Kayser,
  • Michael Stubbe,
  • Natalia Osten-Sacken,
  • Susann Krüger,
  • Wolfgang Gaede,
  • Martin Runge,
  • Lothar Hoffmann,
  • Hermann Ansorge,
  • Franz J. Conraths,
  • Alain C. Frantz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.191670
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 821 – 823

Abstract

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Infestation with Baylisascaris procyonis, a gastrointestinal nematode of the raccoon, can cause fatal disease in humans. We found that the parasite is widespread in central Germany and can pose a public health risk. The spread of B. procyonis roundworms into nematode-free raccoon populations needs to be monitored.

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