A kidney transplant intended to save a 61-year-old man's life turned perilous due to an undetected parasitic roundworm. The ...

What farmers can do to help protect and treat their lambs for Nematodirosis for the 2025 lambing season ...

And other times, non-compatible hosts like humans will swallow the eggs, stopping the cycle dead in its tracks. Humans can also become accidental hosts for the related cat roundworm (Toxocara felis).

Parks and playgrounds are hotspots for roundworm eggs, study finds Updated / Friday, 28 Mar 2025 19:41 ...

Roundworm Larvae Found In Soil Samples The research team, led by Jason D. Keegan, examined 12 Dublin parks using a systematic approach they hope will become standard practice for similar studies ...

Dog and cat roundworms have been linked to loss of vision, difficulty breathing, asthma, epilepsy and cognitive decline in people The roundworms of dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (Toxocara cati ...

Once ingested, the eggs hatch into larvae, penetrate the gut wall, and migrate through tissues, according to a 2023 case report on raccoon roundworm infection published by Beth Lipton, DVM, MPH ...

A large percentage of raccoons in the Western U.S. are thought to carry B. procyonis (up to 82%, according to some estimates), and the infectious larvae can survive in the environment for years ...

People can become infected if they ingest soil, dirt, water or other material contaminated with raccoon feces, which could contain roundworm eggs. The infection can’t be transported from person ...

Roundworms spread easily. One roundworm can produce up to 85,000 eggs a day. Because they’re so common in puppies, many vets deworm pups when they’re 2 or 3 weeks old just to be safe.

Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat. According to NBC News report published this week by the Centers ...