The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, officials said. “While Baylisascaris is rare in people and the risk to ...

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. No details about the patients ...

Two cases of Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay area, the Los Angeles Public Health Department said Tuesday. People can get infected with ...

Racoon roundworm lives in the intestines of raccoons. While raccoons themselves will not fall sick, their feces can carry the roundworms’ eggs. Humans can then become infected if they consume ...

A video posted to social media shows a small raccoon dangling from a wire hanging from a missing ceiling tile in LaGuardia Airport. The raccoon, located at Spirit Airplanes’ gate in Terminal A ...

According to crittercontrol.com, raccoons can carry rabies as well as roundworm, both of which are harmful to humans ... The Humane Society also says raccoons can prey upon kittens and small cats for ...

and raccoons sometimes carry other infections such as raccoon roundworm. These notoriously curious critters seem to have a habit of getting themselves into comedic scrapes that make the news.

Kade is a small German village about an hour west of ... The butcher says the raccoon meat must all pass a trichinella test.

Raccoons have a high level of intelligence and dexterity, as they have small, flexible ... Raccoons are often host to a ...