A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced.

Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm”, according to US health officials.

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as 'raccoon roundworm,' according to officials.

Rare ‘raccoon roundworm’ brain-infecting parasite found in two LA residents - Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain,