Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients were ...

During my 72 years living int he USA, I have watched at first a significant reduction in wildlife in urban environments, but that has all reversed. Raccoons have always been around in rural ...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A human has been exposed to rabies after an encounter with a raccoon, according to the Huntersville Police Department. Police said the incident occurred near Hedrick Circle. The ...

A resilient parasite carried by raccoons is spreading across Europe, posing a severe neurological threat to humans. Experts warn that the infection often goes undiagnosed while raccoon populations ...