Volume 31, Number 10—October 2025
Dispatch
Zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis Infection in Raccoons, Mississippi, USA, 2023–2024
Table
Baylisascaris procyonis positivity rates based on necropsy and ddPCR in study of zoonotic Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons, Mississippi, USA, 2023–2024*
County | Necropsy positivity rate, no. (%) | No. necropsies, N = 46 | ddPCR positivity rate, no. (%) | No. ddPCR analyses |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hancock | 0 | 2 | 1 (50.0) | 2 |
Harrison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Hinds | 0 | 15 | 3 (17.6) | 17 |
Humphreys | 2 (50.0) | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 4 |
Lincoln | 0 | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 1 |
Pearl River | 0 | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 3 |
Yazoo | 4 (57.1) | 7 | 4 (57.1) | 7 |
Warren | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 6 (13.0) | 46 | 12 (26.7) | 45 |
* Bold indicates Mississippi counties with raccoons positive for B. procyonis nematodes or for Baylisascaris sp. DNA. ddPCR, digital droplet PCR.
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