Two SoCal residents infected with rare 'Raccoon Roundworm' parasite …
Sep 18, 2024 · Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm,” according to officials. The parasite, called Baylisascaris procyonis, was found in the...
Rare ‘raccoon roundworm’ brain-infecting parasite found in two …
Sep 24, 2024 · The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain, spinal cord, and eyes – had been...
Undercooked bear meat to blame for infecting family with ... - Fox News
May 24, 2024 · At least six family members, including a 12-year-old, who gathered for a meal of black bear meat during a family reunion in South Dakota were infected by a rare roundworm parasite known as...
Brain-infecting parasite found in two LA County residents: What …
Sep 19, 2024 · Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to officials. The parasite, called Baylisascaris procyonis, was found in the...
Living roundworm pulled from brain of patient, suspected to have …
Aug 29, 2023 · Nearly a year-and-a-half after her symptoms first appeared, brain surgeons at Canberra Hospital pulled an 8-centimetre parasitic roundworm — "alive and wriggling" — from her brain.
Health officials in Los Angeles County investigating rare disease ...
Sep 17, 2024 · People can become infected with raccoon roundworm if they eat soil, dirt or material contaminated with infected raccoon feces. The infection can also be contracted through contaminated water.
'Racoon roundworm' found in 2 LA County residents; health …
Sep 18, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area.
Raccoon roundworm infections reported in Los Angeles County ... - Fox News
Sep 19, 2024 · A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.
VIDEO : Living roundworm pulled from brain of patient in world …
Aug 29, 2023 · Brain surgeons at Canberra Hospital have pulled an 8-centimetre parasitic roundworm - "alive and wriggling" - from a woman's brain. It is the first documented case of this parasite infecting a human.
Parasitic worm found ‘alive and wriggling’ in a woman's brain
Aug 29, 2023 · A neurosurgeon in Australia pulled a live, three inch-long worm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman in June 2022. The roundworm Ophidascaris robertsi is native to Australia and its larvae...