Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Moedling, Austria.
Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Transbound Emerg Dis. 2021 Nov;68(6):3034-3037. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13963. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
Baylisascaris procyonis is a common gastrointestinal parasite of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in their native range, and both have been introduced to Europe. Humans may ingest ascarid eggs shed via the racoons' faeces, and this could lead to severe infections affecting the central nervous system. Here, we report the first occurrence of B. procyonis in Austria. The parasite was detected in a two-year-old male raccoon that was road-killed in November 2019 near Hittisau (Vorarlberg). Genetic profiling provided strong evidence that the raccoon (and its parasite) originated from the nearest German raccoon population. The first finding in Austria highlights the need for monitoring the parasite and information of the public and practitioners.
贝氏蛔虫是浣熊（Procyon lotor）在其原生范围内的常见胃肠道寄生虫，两者均已引入欧洲。人类可能会摄入浣熊粪便中排出的蛔虫卵，这可能导致严重的中枢神经系统感染。在此，我们报告了贝氏蛔虫在奥地利的首次发生。该寄生虫在 2019 年 11 月于 Hittisau（福拉尔贝格州）附近被车撞死的两岁雄性浣熊中被检测到。基因分析提供了有力的证据表明，这只浣熊（及其寄生虫）来自最近的德国浣熊种群。在奥地利的首次发现强调了监测寄生虫以及公众和从业者信息的必要性。
