BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS LARVA MIGRANS IN A PUPPY - A CASE-REPORT AND UPDATE FOR THE VETERINARIAN

Baylisascaris larva migrans (LM) has been recognized as a cause of cen tral nervous system (CNS) disease in puppies. A presumptive antemortem diagnosis is based on a history of raccoon exposure, clinical signs, cerebrospinal fluid eosinophilic pleocytosis, and peripheral blood eos inophilia, Early diagnosis is critical for treatment or prevention of disease in other dogs, animals, or humans exposed to the suspected con taminated area, In the present case, an antemortem diagnosis was not m ade, emphasizing the importance of postmortem examination in cases of CNS disease in puppies.