The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain, spinal cord, and eyes – had been found in the South Bay area. No details have been revealed ...

A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced.

Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm”, according to US health officials.

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as 'raccoon roundworm,' according to officials.