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Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023
Dispatch

Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

Beth A. Lipton1Comments to Author , Hanna N. Oltean1, Roger B. Capron, Arran Hamlet, Susan P. Montgomery, Rebecca J. Chancey, Victoria J.L. Konold, and Katherine E. Steffl
Author affiliations: Washington State Department of Health, Shoreline, Washington, USA (B.A. Lipton, H.N. Oltean, A. Hamlet); Skagit County Health Department, Mount Vernon, Washington, USA (R.B. Capron); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A. Hamlet, S.P. Montgomery, R.J. Chancey); Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA (V.J.L. Konold, K.E. Steffl)

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Table

Fecal flotation results from environmental sampling in September 2022 at residence of child with autism spectrum disorder infected with Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, Washington, USA*

Fecal sample characteristics Organism Result No. eggs/g†
Location 1, pooled sample 1, raccoon latrine at base of fir tree
 B. procyonis Positive 14
Non-B. procyonis roundworms
 Negative
 NA
Location 1, pooled sample 2, raccoon latrine at base of fir tree
 B. procyonis Negative NA
Non-B. procyonis roundworms
 Negative
 NA
Location 2, unidentified feces in grassy area away from raccoon latrine
 B. procyonis Positive 25
Non-B. procyonis roundworms
 Positive
 1
Location 3, pooled sample, suspected cat feces in sandbox B. procyonis Negative NA
Non-B. procyonis roundworms Positive 1

*NA, not applicable. †No. eggs per gram of collected feces detected by fecal flotation.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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