Toxoplasmosis
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Domestic cats helping spread dangerous parasite to wildlife, UBC study findsAn infected cat can shed as many as 500 million Toxoplasma eggs in two weeks through feces. Those eggs can go dormant and wait years before infecting a wild animal.EnvironmentNov 13, 2021
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How your cat could be making beluga whales sickToxoplasmosis is an increasingly prevalent disease affecting a wide range of marine mammals, and the only definitive hosts of the parasite that causes it are felines -- both wild and domesticated.EnvironmentOct 15, 2018
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Cats do not cause mental health problems, study saysResearchers are refuting previous studies linking cat ownership to the development of psychotic symptoms, but still warn of other possible associated dangers.HealthFeb 22, 2017
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Sea otter rescued from B.C. coast dies, may provide clues to deadly diseaseA sea otter who was found in critical condition on the beach in Sooke Harbour has succumbed to his injuries despite months of intensive care at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre.May 13, 2014
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