Health officials in Los Angeles County are reporting two human cases of a rare but potentially severe illness known as raccoon roundworm, which can cause severe brain, spine and eye damage. The two ...

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 ...

Scientists claim that mature roundworms which live in the small intestine of raccoons can produce upto 180,000 eggs every day, that can enter the environment through their stools.

Raccoon roundworm has now spread to nine European countries, raising the risk of human infection, according to a review and analysis by Goethe University researchers published in Parasitology Research ...

Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “racoon roundworm”, according to health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on ...

A resilient parasite carried by raccoons is spreading across Europe, posing a severe neurological threat to humans. Experts warn that the infection often goes undiagnosed while raccoon populations ...

A resilient raccoon-carried parasite is rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a significant neurological risk to humans, often going undetected.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is ...

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 ...