Baylisascaris procyonis and Associated Diseases

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Introduction and Phylogeny

This is an image of Baylisascaris procyonis adults obtained from a raccoon. Image from CDC.gov.


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This is a proposed phylogeny of Baylisascaris procyonis and related species presented by Xie et al. (2011)



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This image shows a female (left) and a male (right) sample of B. procyonis, from Rousserre et al..




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Life Cycle

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The life cycle of B. procyonis. Image from RaccoonWorld.com.


This graph from Snyder et al. (1979) compares worm intensity to eggs per gram of feces in raccoons, a measure of "worm prevalence." From Snyder(1979).



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Larva Migrans

This image from Kazacos et al. (2013) shows the migration track in the cerebrum of a monkey infected by B. procyonis (A, B), as well as in a child (C,D). In both cases, infection was fatal. Invading macrophages can be seen in A, and a larva can be seen in B. In C, a larval granuloma is visible, and is magnified more closely in D. From Kazacos (2013).

Treatment and Prognosis



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socioeconomic risk factors: Hare paper.

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Conclusion

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page, K.L., Swihart, R.K., and Kazacos, K.R. "Raccoon Latrine Structure and Its Potential Role in Transmission of Baylisascaris procyonis to vertebrates." 1998. The American Midland Naturalist 140(1):180-185.
  2. ↑ Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.
  3. ↑ Bartlett et al.: Oncolytic viruses as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Molecular Cancer 2013 12:103.



Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2017, Kenyon College.

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