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The overall prevalence was 3.7% (95% confidence interval=2.5\u20134.8%) of sampled individuals, and infection intensity ranged from 1 to 48 (mean\u00b1standard deviation 9.9\u00b14.0). We found raccoon roundworm in 9\/56 (16%) counties sampled, and the percent positive ranged from 1.1% to 13.3% of specimens collected per county. Including previously published data, B. procyonis was detected in 11 Florida counties. We used logistic regression to estimate the contribution of raccoon demographic variables and the presence of the endoparasite Macracanthorhynchus ingens to B. procyonis detection in Florida. Following the model selection process we found housing density, M. ingens presence, and urbanicity to be predictive of raccoon roundworm presence. We also found substantial among-county variation. Raccoon sex and age were not useful predictors. Public health officials, wildlife rehabilitators, wildlife managers, and others should consider any Florida raccoon to be potentially infected with B. procyonis, particularly in areas where housing density is high.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-22-00115","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,1]],"date-time":"2023-06-01T00:38:51Z","timestamp":1685579931000},"page":"347-352","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Distribution of Baylisascaris procyonis in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Florida, USA"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Mark W.","family":"Cunningham","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniel P.","family":"Wolf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katherine A.","family":"Sayler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Milleson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brittany","family":"Bankovich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Schueller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Betsy S.","family":"Haley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, 2820 E University Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32641, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Savannah","family":"Stura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, 1105 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael J.","family":"Yabsley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, 589 D. 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