scholarly journals Zoonosis Caused by Baylisascaris procyonis

Zoonosis ◽  
10.5772/38883 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jos Piero ◽  
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales ◽  
Carmen Martn-Navarro ◽  
Atteneri Lpez-Arencibia ◽  
Mara Reyes-Batlle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baylisascaris Procyonis

scholarly journals Interlaboratory Optimization and Evaluation of a Serological Assay for Diagnosis of Human Baylisascariasis

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1758-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa N. Rascoe ◽  
Cynthia Santamaria ◽  
Sukwan Handali ◽  
Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam ◽  
Kevin R. Kazacos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Western Blot Assay ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Reference ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Reference Centre ◽  
Assay Performance ◽  
Positive Serum ◽  
Control And Prevention

ABSTRACTA Western blot assay using a recombinant protein, recombinantBaylisascaris procyonisRAG1 protein (rBpRAG1), was developed for the diagnosis of human baylisascariasis concurrently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and the National Reference Centre for Parasitology (NRCP) in Montreal, Canada. Assay performance was assessed by testing 275 specimens at the CDC and 405 specimens at the NRCP. Twenty specimens from 16 cases of baylisascariasis were evaluated. Eighteen were positive, with the assay correctly identifying 14 of 16 patients. The rBpRAG1 Western blot assay showed no cross-reactivity withToxocara-positive serum and had an overall sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 98%.

scholarly journals Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection patterns in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Missouri and Arkansas, USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Al-Warid ◽  
A. V. Belsare ◽  
K. Straka ◽  
M. E. Gompper
Keyword(s):  
Procyon Lotor ◽  
Missouri River ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Wildlife Species ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Paratenic Hosts ◽  
North And South

Summary Baylisascaris procyonis is a helminth parasite of raccoons Procyon lotor and represents a health concern in paratenic hosts, including humans and diverse domestic and wildlife species. In North America the helminth is expanding its geographic range. To better understand patterns of infection in the Ozark region of the USA, raccoons (n = 61) were collected in 2013-2014 from five counties in Missouri and Arkansas, USA and necropsied. We documented B. procyonis in all surveyed locations. The overall prevalence of B. procyonis was 44.3 % (95 % CI = 31.9 - 57.4) and was significantly higher in females than males. There were also significant differences in prevalence among raccoons sampled north and south of the Missouri River. Mean intensity was 9.9 (CI = 5.44 - 17.22), and parasites were highly aggregated among hosts such that approximately 20 % of hosts harbor 90 % of parasites. These levels of parasitism indicate that B. procyonis is common in the region and its impacts on paratenic hosts could be qualitatively similar to effects observed in other localities.

Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis syndrome in a German most likely caused by the raccoon roundworm,Baylisascaris procyonis

1993 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Küchle ◽  
Harald L. J. Knorr ◽  
Sofia Medenblik-Frysch ◽  
Albert Weber ◽  
Christian Bauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis

scholarly journals Microgeographic Population Genetic Structure of Baylisascaris procyonis (Nematoda: Ascaroidae) in Western Michigan Indicates the Grand River Is a Barrier to Gene Flow

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Sarkissian ◽  
Sara K. Campbell ◽  
Guha Dharmarajan ◽  
Joseph Jacquot ◽  
L. Kristen Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Flow ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Population Genetic Structure ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Grand River

Cryptosporidium sp. skunk genotype in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) naturally infected with Baylisascaris procyonis from Central Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 102159
Author(s):  
Zaida Rentería-Solís ◽  
Elisabeth Meyer-Kayser ◽  
Anna Obiegala ◽  
Franziska Ackermann ◽  
Nina Król ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Procyon Lotor ◽  
Central Germany ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis

scholarly journals A Child with Raccoon Roundworm Meningoencephalitis: A Pathogen Emerging in your Own Backyard?

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. e177-e180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Hajek ◽  
Yvonne Yau ◽  
Peter Kertes ◽  
Teesta Soman ◽  
Suzanne Laughlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Treatment ◽  
Neurological Impairment ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Ocular Disease ◽  
Significant Recovery ◽  
Documented Case ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Severe Neurological Impairment

Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is a cause of devastating neural and ocular disease. The first documented case of raccoon roundworm encephalitis in Canada, in a seven-year-old boy who presented with severe neurological impairment, is presented. His significant recovery illustrates the importance of clinical suspicion and the benefit of early treatment.

Good Outcome With Early Empiric Treatment of Neural Larva Migrans Due to Baylisascaris procyonis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. e806-e811 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Peters ◽  
V. L. Madhavan ◽  
K. R. Kazacos ◽  
R. N. Husson ◽  
S. Dangoudoubiyam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Empiric Treatment

Toxocarosis

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheelagh Lloyd ◽  
Eric R. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Toxocara Canis ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Stray Dogs ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis ◽  
Wild Canids ◽  
Ocular Larva Migrans ◽  
Free Ranging

Toxocara canis and the syndromes of visceral and ocular larva migrans (VLM, OLM), covert toxocarosis, and neurological toxocarosis are described. Other potential agents, particularly Toxocara cati and Baylisascaris procyonis , are described. The transmission dynamics of toxocarosis to humans have never been fully elucidated, but the potential roles of pet and stray dogs, foxes, cats, and the influence of their population densities, and age demographies, are discussed in relation to contamination of the environment with eggs. Routes of infection with eggs by geophagia, poor hygiene outdoors and with dogs, and fly-borne contamination of food, and meat-borne ingestion of larvae are described. The development of prolonged in vitro culture and analyses of T. canis larval excretions/secretions (TES) and surface antigens helped explain the importance of the rapid production and shedding of TES in the prolonged course of infection and pathogenesis of disease. TES also have greatly improved serodiagnosis. However, we still have insufficient understanding of differences in the aetiology of the larvae or differences in immune responses among individuals to account for development of VLM, covert toxocarosis, or OLM in different individuals. Our understanding of the immunopathological response of the host to TES has emphasized the need for anti-inflammatory therapy in treatment; unfortunately, less information is available on the true efficacy of the anthelmintics available. The complexity of the T. canis life cycle in dogs is described and therapeutic regimens to prevent excretion of eggs by pet dogs are given. This, plus adequate control or exclusion of stray or wild canids from a property could prevent most cases of VLM. Control of infection from free-ranging stray dogs, cats and foxes, will be difficult and more data are needed to clarify the importance of these and of fly-borne and meat-borne transfer of infection to humans for control.

scholarly journals Baylisascaris procyonis un nemátodo del mapache urbano, agente zoonótico emergente por considerar como diagnóstico diferencial de larva migrans en Costa Rica. Revisión

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Mario Baldi ◽  
Martha Piche ◽  
Mario Romero ◽  
Sabine Elisabeth Hutter ◽  
Víctor Montenegro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Procyon Lotor ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Baylisascaris Procyonis

El ascaridio Baylisascaris procyonis es un agente parasitario de importancia para la salud pública, siendo su huésped definitivo el mapache común (Procyon lotor). Un nuevo informe alerta sobre la presencia de estas lombrices en poblaciones de mapaches en la zona urbana de Costa Rica, y hace énfasis en la necesidad de conocer más sobre este parásito, su ciclo de vida y cómo prevenir su transmisión en humanos y animales domésticos. Esta comunicación es una breve revisión sobre los aspectos más importantes de este nematodo y sus efectos negativos en la salud animal y pública.  Además, se hace hincapié en los mejores métodos de diagnóstico etiológico y los más apropiados para animales domésticos, así como el tratamiento y la prevención en perros. El presente artículo pretende formar conciencia en los trabajadores de la salud pública y animal sobre la necesidad de tomar el Bayliascaris procyonis dentro de su diagnóstico diferencial de larvas migrantes en Costa Rica.

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