Seroprevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis Infection among Humans, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, 2014-2016

Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection. We tested 150 adults from California, USA, for B. procyonis antibodie...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2017-08, Vol.23 (8), p.1397-1399
Main Authors: Weinstein, Sara B, Lake, Camille M, Chastain, Holly M, Fisk, David, Handali, Sukwan, Kahn, Philip L, Montgomery, Susan P, Wilkins, Patricia P, Kuris, Armand M, Lafferty, Kevin D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Ascaridida - immunology
Ascaridida Infections - epidemiology
Ascaridida Infections - history
Ascaridida Infections - immunology
Ascaridoidea
Baylisascaris
California - epidemiology
Dispatch
enteric infections
Feces - parasitology
Female
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infection among Humans, Santa Barbara County, California, USA, 2014–2016
Male
nematode infections
parasites
Prevalence
raccoon roundworm
Raccoons
Risk factors
roundworm nematode
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroprevalence of
Zoonoses
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Summary:Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection. We tested 150 adults from California, USA, for B. procyonis antibodies; 11 were seropositive, suggesting that subclinical infection does occur.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2308.170222