Four days ago we rescued a 6-month-old puppy from a shelter in the southeast of the United States. My vet says that she has roundworm and warned me that my kids (ages 3-8 years) could get visceral ...

Human infection with the raccoon roundworm is called baylisascariasis. Anne Steinhoff from Goethe University Frankfurt and first author of the study explains, "If the larvae enter the central nervous ...

The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis can cause severe diseases in humans, including fatal brain damage. A research team from the ZOWIAC collaborative project at Goethe University Frankfurt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Woodland Hills family was shocked to learn that a brain-infecting parasite called raccoon roundworm was found in their dog in ...

In an analysis of soil samples from twelve parks in Dublin, Ireland, park entrances were more heavily contaminated with infective roundworm eggs than any other tested park location. In an analysis of ...

A recent investigation led by Goethe University Frankfurt highlights a sharp increase in Baylisascaris procyonis, commonly known as raccoon roundworm, across much of Europe. Initially introduced with ...

A Woodland Hills family was shocked to learn that a brain-infecting parasite called raccoon roundworm was found in their dog in January. Christian Lopez said he had taken his dog, Ducky, into the vet ...

FRANKFURT. While the spread of raccoons in Europe is often discussed, their companion tends to remain unnoticed: The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis arrived in Europe at the beginning of the ...