Possible pet-associated baylisascariasis in child, Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-349

  Haider, Shariq ^a   Khairnar, Krishna ^b   Martin, Donald S ^c   Yang, James ^c   Ralevski, Filip ^b   Kazacos, Kevin R ^d   Pillai, Dylan R ^b,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Parasitology   (Canada)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; GLUCOSE; PREDNISONE;

BAYLISASCARIASIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; BLINDNESS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPSY; FACE RASH; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; ENCEPHALITIS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PETS; RACCOONS;

EID: 84863060790     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1802.110674     Document Type: Letter

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