Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Infection in Raccoons, Mississippi, USA, 2023–2024
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Baylisascaris procyonis, an emerging zoonotic parasite, causes clinically significant visceral, ophthalmologic, and neurologic disease in humans. We screened raccoons (n = 46) collected from central and southern Mississippi for B. procyonis by necropsy (13.0% prevalence) and droplet digital PCR of feces (26.7% prevalence). Further surveillance to determine raccoon infection rates throughout Mississippi is indicated.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Bryan L. Huerta-Beltrán, Huan Zhao, Stephen Mills, Joshua Berry, William Janous, Javian Ervin, Karleigh Butler, Aamani Kalluru, Fritz Valerio, Blake Stefano, Trent Selby, Nicole M. Phillips, Steven Everman, Graham T. Rosser, Charlotte V. Hobbs, Richard S. Bradbury, Scoty M. Hearst
Language: English
Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Award: Mississippi INBRE
OpenAlex ID: W4414625124