Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) Undetected in Endangered Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)
Kelly A Crandall1, Brent S Pease1, Amber L Simmons2
1Forestry Program, Southern Illinois University, 1205 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|May 12, 2023
Abstract:
Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) negatively affects woodrat (Neotoma spp.) populations but is not known to occur in the endemic range of endangered Key Largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli). Rectal swabs from 23 raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Key Largo were screened for raccoon roundworm by PCR. All tests were negative, suggesting continued absence.
