Baylisascaris procyonis
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Baylisascariasis in humans is caused by infection with the raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis. This parasite causes severe or fatal encephalitis (neural larval migrans), most often in infants and young children. It usually manifests as an eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Humans become infected by ingesting soil, woodchips, or other material contaminated…