LA public health officials reported this week that two residents have been infected by Baylisascaris procyonis, also known as ...

If you have raccoons around your property, you might need to employ this method. Raccoons tend to poop in communal, pungent ...

The parasite that causes the disease lives in the intestines of raccoons and can cause serious illness in humans.

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.

The parasite that causes the disease, Baylisascaris procyonis, lives in the intestines of raccoons. While it doesn't make ...

Shutterstock / Holly Kuchera Two people have contracted a rare, but dangerous parasitic infection in the South Bay area, ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is looking into two human cases of a rare parasitic infection that comes ...

Symptoms of raccoon roundworm typically appear between one and four weeks after exposure to eggs, according to county public ...

No details about the patients were released. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can infect the human spinal cord, brain ...

Two human cases of a rare parasitic infection linked to raccoon feces were found in Los Angeles County, prompting public ...

Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as ...