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Raccoon roundworm in Europe
December 26 , 2025
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- Increase of Baylisascaris procyonis, commonly known as raccoon roundworm, found across Europe with very high infection rates.
- Initially introduced with raccoons brought from North America in the early 1900s.
- Raccoons are the primary hosts, but they are not the parasite’s only targets.
- Mature worms in raccoon intestines produce up to 1,80,000 eggs daily,
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