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Baylisascaris procyonis
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Baylisascaris procyonis is a large nematode of the Order Ascaridida.
- Closely related to Toxocara canis and Baylisascaris columnaris.
Etymology
- Baylisascaris from Baylis the man who discovered the clinical signs were due to the nematode worm, and ascaris from Ascarid, a descriptive term for worms in this order.
- Nema meaning thread, Eidos meaning form and Osis meaning condition. Of Greek origin.
Distribution
- Natural distribution is within North America in the natural range of raccoons (Procyon lotor).
- Also found in parts of Europe and Asia where infected raccoons were introduced as pets or kept in zoological collections.
Significance
- Is the commonest cause of visceral larval migrans in animals. A notable cause of neurological disease in many species in endemic areas. Cerebrospinal nematodiasis .
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Gavin P J, Kazacos K R & Shulman S T (2005) Baylisascariasis. Clin Microbiol Rev 18 (4), 703-718 PubMed.
- Furuoka H, Sato H, Kubo M et al (2003) Neuropathological observations of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) affected with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) larva migrans in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 65 (6), 695-699 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- Samuels W M, Pybus M J & Kocan A A (2001) Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals. 2nd edn. Manson Publishing, UK.