A dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to have Baylisascaris, or raccoon roundworm, eggs in its system during a routine checkup. It is the first formally reported detection in a dog in L.A. County ...

While two people in Los Angeles County recently were infected with "raccoon roundworm," the infection is rare and doesn't pose a widespread threat, experts said. The parasite that causes the disease, ...

HAMPTON, Va. — A new study came out highlighting the top 10 cities in the United States with the highest roundworm infections, and at the end of October, Hampton topped the list. For a more in-depth ...

In many species, mating comes at the steep price of an organism's life, an evolutionary process intended to regulate reproductive competition. But males of certain roundworm species have doubled down ...

Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat. A report published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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Nagoya University researchers clarify detailed molecular mechanisms behind regrowth of severed nerves in roundworms; could lead to treatments promoting human recovery from nerve injury. Certain types ...

(KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced. Baylisascaris ...