Geographic distribution of raccoon roundworm, baylisascaris procyonis, Germany and Luxembourg

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Contributors

  • Mike Heddergott - , Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle (Author)
  • Peter Steinbach - , Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, University of Göttingen (Author)
  • Sabine Schwarz - , Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (Author)
  • Helena E. Anheyer-Behmenburg - , Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Author)
  • Astrid Sutor - , Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, German Hunting Association (Author)
  • Annette Schliephake - , State Office for Consumer Protection Saxony-Anhalt (Author)
  • Diana Jeschke - , Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Author)
  • Michael Striese - , Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Author)
  • Franz Müller - , Justus Liebig University Giessen (Author)
  • Elisabeth Meyer-Kayser - , Thuringia Office for Consumer Protection (Author)
  • Michael Stubbe - , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Author)
  • Natalia Osten-Sacken - , Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Fondation Faune-Flore (Author)
  • Susann Krüger - , German Hunting Association (Author)
  • Wolfgang Gaede - , State Office for Consumer Protection Saxony-Anhalt (Author)
  • Martin Runge - , Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Author)
  • Lothar Hoffmann - , Thuringia Office for Consumer Protection (Author)
  • Hermann Ansorge - , Chair of Special Zoology (Vertebrates) (g.B. Senckenberg), Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz (Author)
  • Franz J. Conraths - , Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (Author)
  • Alain C. Frantz - , Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle (Author)

Abstract

Infestation with Baylisascaris procyonis, a gastrointestinal nematode of the raccoon, can cause fatal disease in humans. We found that the parasite is widespread in central Germany and can pose a public health risk. The spread of B. procyonis roundworms into nematode-free raccoon populations needs to be monitored.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)821-823
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume26
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 32187005

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

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