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PRO/AH/EDR> Seal deaths – USA: (HI) toxoplasmosis, update
Toxoplasmosis -- United StatesWhen we ponder the idea of the circle of life -- the interconnectedness between all natural life on Earth, the connection between kitty litter and the endangered monk seal may not be obvious. Alas, scientists over the last couple decades have compiled evidence that cat feces, which often drains into the ocean in coastal cities, can infect Hawaiian monk seals with toxoplasmosis -- a potentially fatal disease caused by a single-cell parasite.Worse, there are only an estimated Read more [...]
