Baylisascaris procyonis Prevalence & Impact in Raccoon Populations

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Publications:

Ingle, M.E., Dunbar, S.G., Gathany, M.A., Vasser, M.M., Bartsch, J.L., Guffey, K.R., Knox, C.J., Nolan, A.N., Rowlands, C.E., and Trigg, E.C. 2014. Predictiong Baylisacaris procyonis roundworm prevalence, presence and abundance in raccoons (Procyon lotor) of southwestern Ohio using landscape features. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3 (2014) 113-117. Link to PDF

Conference Abstracts:

Ingle, M.E., Dunbar, S.G., Kohl, K.M., and Griffin, C.T. Baylisasascaris procyonis: does parasire prevalence account for some phylogenetic differences between subpopulations of raccoons (Procyon lotor)? 89th annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, New Orleans, July 24-27, 2014.

Ingle, M.E., Dunbar, S.G., Bartsch, J.L., Guffey, K. R., Knox, C.J., Nolan, A. N., Rowlands, C.E., Trigg, E.C., and Vasser, M.M. The impacts of parasite prevalence on the diet of the host. 4th Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium. Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH. 10, April 2013. Link to Poster PDF

Ingle, M.E., Dunbar, S.G., Bartsch, J.L., Guffey, K. R., Knox, C.J., Nolan, A. N., Rowlands, C.E., Trigg, E.C., and Vasser, M.M. Raccoon roundworm prevalence in raccoons from ten townships of Clark and Greene. 4th Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium. Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH. 10, April 2013. Link to Poster PDF

Ingle, M.E., Dunbar, S.G., Bartsch, J.L., Guffey, K. R., Knox, C.J., Nolan, A. N., Rowlands, C.E., Trigg, E.C., and Vasser, M.M., and Gathany, M.A. The correlation between landscape fragmentation and parasite prevalence.  4th Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium. Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH. 10, April 2013. Link to Poster PDF

Matt is a second year PhD student interested in understanding the relationships between parasite evolution and density of host species. He is especially interested in parasites of the North American raccoon Procyon lotor.

He is investigating the severity of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) problem in Southwest Ohio, and the effects of the parasite on P. lotor. He is investigating the coevolution between the two species, using phylogenetics, population genetics and behavioral ecology.

Photo: S.G. Dunbar