Baylisascariasis

Definition:

Baylisascariasis is a parasitic infection caused by Baylisascaris procyonis, a large nematodes of the order Ascaridida. The full clinical spectrum of human baylisascariasis includes visceral larva migrans, neural larva migrans, and ocular larva migrans. Neural larva migrans can lead to severe neurologic disease such as eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans.

References:

[1]. Matthew E Wise, et al. Severe and fatal central nervous system disease in humans caused by Baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm of raccoons: a review of current literature. Microbes Infect. 2005 Feb;7(2):317-23. [Content Brief]

[2]. Patrick J Gavin, et al. Baylisascariasis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005 Oct;18(4):703-18. [Content Brief]

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