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Sara Leonard and Jessica Meppelink Grand Valley State University

Got Worms?. Distribution and Prevalence of Raccoon Roundworm ( Baylisascaris procyonis ) in A llegan and Barry Counties. Sara Leonard and Jessica Meppelink Grand Valley State University. Study Objectives. www.michigan.gov. extension.entm.purdue.edu .

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Sara Leonard and Jessica Meppelink Grand Valley State University

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  1. Got Worms? Distribution and Prevalence of Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascarisprocyonis) in Allegan and Barry Counties Sara Leonard and Jessica Meppelink Grand Valley State University

  2. Study Objectives www.michigan.gov extension.entm.purdue.edu  • Determine the prevalence and distribution of raccoon roundworm • Determine the population densities of intermediate hosts near latrines

  3. Methods Allegan County Barry County • 2 Counties - 5 Sample locations each 1 5 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5

  4. Methods • Fecal Floats • Centrifuge technique • Microscope Identification

  5. Under the Microscope

  6. Methods • Necropsies - Fresh road kill • Prevalence measured as the proportion of: 1) Infected fecal samples 2) Infected individuals

  7. Methods naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com • Track plates - 10 positive latrines - 10 negative latrines www.kaputproducts.com • Wildlife cameras fineartamerica.com

  8. Data Collected: Fecal freeloaders

  9. Future Endeavers • Sample Allegan County • Place Track Plates - Set up wildlife cameras www.arthursclipart.org www.bear-tracker.com www.bear-tracker.com www.wayfair.com

  10. Questions? vunzooke.com

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