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Hawaiian monk seal dies from toxoplasmosis

November 29, 2021

A Hawaiian monk seal being treated for toxoplasmosis at a marine mammal hospital has died. The male was one of just four of Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) to be rescued prior to death from …

Dana Kobilinsky

Mind-altering parasite makes hyena cubs bolder

September 14, 2021

Hyena cubs infected with the toxoplasma parasite, commonly found in domestic cats, become bolder in the face of lions, resulting in higher death rates. Toxoplasma gondii is the parasite that reproduces sexually in cats. It’s …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Raptors have high prevalence of cat parasite

June 14, 2021

Raptors in the U.S. have a high prevalence of a parasite found widely in cats that can also cause disease in infected humans. According to new research, carnivorous birds might act as indicators of environmental …

FYI News

Sea otter deaths linked to domestic cats

September 10, 2019

Sea otters in California are dying from a parasite they’re picking up from cats on the loose. Researchers recently found the otters are picking up the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from feral cats or house cats …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Better collaboration needed to tackle pervasive cat disease

May 15, 2019

Wildlife managers, doctors and veterinarians need to collaborate more to get ahead of toxoplasmosis — a zoonotic disease originating in felines — which affects vast numbers of humans, domestic animals, as well as endangered wildlife, …

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