TY - JOUR AU - Sapp, Sarah G.H. AU - Rascoe, Lisa AU - Wilkins, Patricia AU - Handali, Sukwan AU - Gray, Elizabeth AU - Eberhard, Mark AU - Woodhall, Dana AU - Montgomery, Susan AU - Bailey, Karen AU - Lankau, Emily AU - Yabsley, Michael T1 - Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Seroprevalence among Wildlife Rehabilitators, United States and Canada, 2012–2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 12 SP - 2128 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms can cause potentially fatal neural larva migrans in many species, including humans. However, the clinical spectrum of baylisascariasis is not completely understood. We tested 347 asymptomatic adult wildlife rehabilitators for B. procyonis antibodies; 24 were positive, suggesting that subclinical baylisascariasis is occurring among this population. KW - Baylisascaris procyonis KW - baylisascariasis KW - Ascaridoidea KW - ascarid roundworm KW - seroprevalence KW - wildlife KW - larva migrans KW - zoonoses KW - raccoons KW - occupational illnesses KW - United States KW - Canada KW - parasites KW - wildlife rehabilitators KW - roundworms DO - 10.3201/eid2212.160467 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0467_article ER - End of Reference