PMID- 26967139
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171011
LR  - 20171103
IS  - 1943-3700 (Electronic)
IS  - 0090-3558 (Linking)
VI  - 52
IP  - 2
DP  - 2016 Apr 28
TI  - THE STRUCTURE AND SEASONALITY OF BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS POPULATIONS IN RACCOONS 
      (PROCYON LOTOR).
PG  - 286-92
LID - 10.7589/2015-06-153 [doi]
AB  - Baylisascaris procyonis , the raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) ascarid, is a common 
      roundworm parasite of raccoons that is also a well-recognized zoonotic pathogen, 
      and a cause for conservation concern. The transmission dynamics of B. procyonis 
      differ with host population attributes, season, and landscape. We examined how 
      the parasite's population attributes change with season, parasite population 
      structure, and host demographics. We examined 1,050 raccoon gastrointestinal 
      tracts collected from 1996 to 2012. Of the 1,050 raccoons necropsied, 382 (36%) 
      were infected with at least one B. procyonis (x =15.8 [95% confidence 
      interval=13.39-18.26]; median=7; range 1-199 worms/host), and populations were 
      overdispersed. There was a seasonal change in prevalence with a peak in 
      October/November. Worm burdens decreased approximately 28% per month from January 
      to June and increased approximately 31% per month from June to December. The sex 
      structure of B. procyonis populations was female-biased (56% female). Host 
      demographics did not impact parasite population attributes. This study provides 
      evidence that B. procyonis populations exhibit a yearly cycle of loss and 
      recruitment that may impact the transmission dynamics of the parasite.
FAU - Page, L Kristen
AU  - Page LK
AD  - 1   Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA.
FAU - Delzell, Darcie A P
AU  - Delzell DA
AD  - 1   Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA.
FAU - Gehrt, Stanley D
AU  - Gehrt SD
AD  - 2   The Ohio State University, 375B Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, 
      Ohio 43210, USA.
AD  - 3   Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, PO Box 9, West Dundee, Illinois 60118, USA.
FAU - Harrell, Elise D
AU  - Harrell ED
AD  - 1   Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA.
FAU - Hiben, Mark
AU  - Hiben M
AD  - 1   Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA.
FAU - Walter, Elizabeth
AU  - Walter E
AD  - 1   Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187, USA.
FAU - Anchor, Chris
AU  - Anchor C
AD  - 4   Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 536 N Harlem Ave., River Forest, 
      Illinois 60305, USA.
FAU - Kazacos, Kevin R
AU  - Kazacos KR
AD  - 5   Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 625 Harrison St., West 
      Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20160311
PL  - United States
TA  - J Wildl Dis
JT  - Journal of wildlife diseases
JID - 0244160
SB  - IM
MH  - Aging
MH  - Animals
MH  - Ascaridida Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
MH  - Ascaridoidea/*physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Male
MH  - Raccoons/*parasitology
MH  - *Seasons
MH  - United States/epidemiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Baylisascaris procyonis
OT  - nematode
OT  - population
OT  - prevalence
OT  - seasonality
EDAT- 2016/03/12 06:00
MHDA- 2017/10/12 06:00
CRDT- 2016/03/12 06:00
PHST- 2016/03/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/03/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/10/12 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.7589/2015-06-153 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Wildl Dis. 2016 Apr 28;52(2):286-92. doi: 10.7589/2015-06-153. Epub 2016 Mar 
      11.