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Emerg Infect Dis
; 17(1): 90-3, 2011 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21192862
RESUMO
Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, a parasite of raccoons, can infect humans, sometimes fatally. Parasite eggs can remain viable in raccoon latrines for years. To develop a management technique for parasite eggs, we tested anthelmintic baiting. The prevalence of eggs decreased at latrines, and larval infections decreased among intermediate hosts, indicating that baiting is effective.