A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles ...

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as 'raccoon roundworm,' according to ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that ...

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.

The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...

The parasite that causes the disease lives in the intestines of raccoons and can cause serious illness in humans.

but their feces can carry the parasite’s eggs. The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of L.A. County, officials said. “While Baylisascaris ...

What can I do? The parasite lives in the intestines of raccoons and gets passed on to humans when someone consumes the roundworm eggs in their droppings, either through dirt, water, or ...

Two rare human cases of raccoon roundworm — a parasitic infection — have been found in Los Angeles County, the public health department reported Tuesday. What happened? The raccoon roundworm ...

People can get infected with racoon roundworm if they eat dirt, soil, water or any material contaminated with infected racoon feces as the parasite lives in the intestine of racoons. Dogs and cats ...