ReviewInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife2013
Parasites and the conservation of small populations: The case of Baylisascaris procyonis.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Canine and Feline Parasitology: Analogies, Differences, and Relevance for Human Health.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2021Review
- Zoonotic nematodes of wild carnivores.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Review
- Detection and Evaluation of Antibody Response to a Baylisascaris-Specific Antigen in Rodent Hosts with the Use of Western Blotting and Elisa.The Journal of parasitology · 2018Article
- Update on Baylisascariasis, a Highly Pathogenic Zoonotic Infection.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2016Review
- Exploiting parallels between livestock and wildlife: Predicting the impact of climate change on gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminants.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2014Review
- Predicting Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm prevalence, presence and abundance in raccoons (Procyon lotor) of southwestern Ohio using landscape features.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2014Article
- Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: One Health, spillover and human activity.International journal for parasitology · 2013Review
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Abstract
Human demands on natural resources result in landscape changes that facilitate the emergence of disease. Most emerging diseases are zoonotic, and some of these pathogens play a role in the decline of vulnerable wildlife species. Baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm parasite of raccoons (Procyon lotor), is a well recognized zoonotic infection that has many of the properties associated with a pathogen capable of driving extinction. It is highly non-specific and frequently pathogenic with regard to paratenic hosts, which contact eggs of B. procyonis at raccoon latrines. Eggs accumulate at latrines and remain viable for many years. Transmission of B. procyonis is sensitive to changes in land-use, and fragmented habitats increase contact rates between raccoons, potential paratenic hosts, and the parasite. Raccoons, and subsequently B. procyonis, have been introduced to Europe and Japan, where naïve vertebrates may be exposed to the parasite. Finally, domestic animals and exotic pets can carry patent infections with B. procyonis, thus increasing environmental contamination beyond raccoon latrines, and expanding the area of risk to potential paratenic hosts. This parasite can potentially contribute to extinctions of vulnerable species, as exemplified by the case of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister), a species that has experienced local declines and extinctions that are linked to B. procyonis. Conservation strategies for vulnerable species should consider the transmission ecology of parasitic pathogens, like B. procyonis.
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