Volume 9, Number 12, December 2003

Raccoon Roundworm Eggs near Homes and Risk for Larva Migrans Disease, California Communities

Gabriel P. Roussere,* William J. Murray,* Caroline B. Raudenbush,* Michael J. Kutilek,* Darcy J. Levee,* and Kevin R. Kazacos†
*San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA; and †Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Figure 3. Baylisascaris procyonis eggs recovered from raccoon feces from a latrine in a playground sandbox. Left, infective egg containing a fully formed larva (40x). Right, an undeveloped or degenerate noninfective egg. B. procyonis eggs are ellipsoid, approximately 75 µm x 60 µm in size, with a brown, finely granular surface. (Reprinted from Clinical Microbiology Newsletter 2002;24:1–7; with permission from Elsevier Science.)

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