Regular sightings of raccoons. Keep an eye out for raccoons around the house, in the yard, or even on the roof. Distinct ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

When these parasites infect humans, especially children, the consequences can be severe and lead to infections in the eye resulting in visual impairment, in the organs, or in the brain resulting ...

People are coming together to support a four-year-old Pryor boy with a rare parasitic infection that has caused a brain injury. The CDC says fewer than 25 people in the U.S. have had the disease.

Rare ‘raccoon roundworm’ brain-infecting parasite found in two LA residents Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain, spinal cord, and eyes – had been found in the ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain, spinal cord, and eyes – had been found ...

Raccoons tend to poop in communal, pungent latrines, which are often at the base of trees, on raised surfaces—such as tree stumps, woodpiles, decks, and patios—as well as in attics and garages.

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.