A Rare but Deadly Roundworm Spread by Raccoons Is Infecting People in LA
LA public health officials reported this week that two residents have been infected by Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as ...
Wife Convinces Husband To Get Cat To Stop Rodents—Befriends Raccoon Instead
While raccoons and cats can sometimes coexist peacefully, there are risks associated with their interactions. According to Critter Stop, raccoons are opportunistic omnivores and may pose a threat to ...
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2 people infected with raccoon roundworm disease. Here's how to avoid exposure
The parasite that causes the disease lives in the intestines of raccoons and can cause serious illness in humans.
Raccoon roundworm infections reported in Los Angeles County, health officials warn
A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris ...
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Raccoon in New Bedford's Buttonwood Park area tests positive for rabies. What to know.
State health officials have notified the city that a raccoon found in the Buttonwood Park area has tested positive for rabies ...
Duck dumping: Abandoned pets often can’t survive in the wild; Chicago bird rescuers overloaded
The bright white feathers of a pair of Pekin ducks ruffled in the summer breeze as they snoozed on concrete steps leading ...
Raccoon in New Bedford park tests positive for rabies
Health officials are encouraging New Bedford residents to make sure their pets' rabies vaccinations are up to date after a ...
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Parasitic infections linked to racoons found in Los Angeles County
Two human cases of a rare parasitic infection linked to raccoon feces were found in Los Angeles County, prompting public ...
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Two human cases of rare raccoon roundworm reported in Los Angeles
Raccoon roundworm, known as Bylisascaris procyonis ... avoiding direct contact with wild animals and their waste, keeping ...
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Warning in Los Angeles as rare brain-infecting raccoon parasite is discovered in people
Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm”, according to US ...
2 rare human infections of raccoon roundworm discovered in South Bay
Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as ...
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New Bedford Raccoon Tests Positive for Rabies
A racoon found in the area of New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park has tested positive for rabies, just days after a woman was bit ...