TY - JOUR AU - Heddergott, Mike AU - Steinbach, Peter AU - Schwarz, Sabine AU - Anheyer-Behmenburg, Helena AU - Sutor, Astrid AU - Schliephake, Annette AU - Jeschke, Diana AU - Striese, Michael AU - Müller, Franz AU - Meyer-Kayser, Elisabeth AU - Stubbe, Michael AU - Osten-Sacken, Natalia AU - Krüger, Susann AU - Gaede, Wolfgang AU - Runge, Martin AU - Hoffmann, Lothar AU - Ansorge, Hermann AU - Conraths, Franz AU - Frantz, Alain T1 - Geographic Distribution of Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, Germany and Luxembourg T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 4 SP - 821 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Ascaridida infections KW - introduced species KW - Luxembourg KW - nematodes KW - raccoons KW - Germany KW - parasites KW - parasitic diseases KW - Ascaridida infestation KW - Baylisascaris procyonis KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2604.191670 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-1670_article ER - End of Reference