title: Reducing Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm larvae in raccoon latrines.
abstract: Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms, a parasite of raccoons, can infect humans, sometimes fatally. Parasite eggs can remain viable in raccoon latrines for years. To develop a management technique for parasite eggs, we tested anthelmintic baiting. The prevalence of eggs decreased at latrines, and larval infections decreased among intermediate hosts, indicating that baiting is effective.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA. kristen.page@wheaton.edu
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: Zachary H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smyser
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Kenneth F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kellner
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: McCord
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.forename: Olin E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004777:Environment; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology*