Prevalence of eggs of Baylisascaris procyonis (Nematoda:Ascaroidea) in raccoon scats from an urban and a rural community.

摘要: Twenty-six of 97 (27%) scats from raccoons (Procyon lotor) in an urban area and 37 121 (31%) collected a rural Indiana during October November 1980 contained eggs Baylisascaris procyonis, ascarid animal health significance. Raccoons that were livetrapped the same areas had similar prevalences B. procyonis their feces. Therefore, monitoring prevalence raccoon populations by analyzing appeared to be feasible.