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Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters
PaperThis study connected the felid-shed parasite Toxoplasma gondii to deaths of threatened southern sea otters along the California coast. Because cats are the only definitive hosts that shed environmenta…
M. A. Miller, I. A. Gardner, C. Kreuder, et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2002
Research overview: atypical Toxoplasma strains in sea otters and the wild felid connection
OverviewSome Toxoplasma infections in southern sea otters involve unusual atypical genotypes, including a so-called Type X strain rarely seen in domestic cats. This overview surveys research suggesting that w…
Research overview: comparative pathogenicity of feline immunodeficiency virus across felid species
OverviewFeline immunodeficiency virus causes an AIDS-like syndrome in domestic cats yet has long been assumed benign in its wild hosts. This overview examines the evidence for and against that assumption, com…
Research overview: questions around feline immunodeficiency virus vaccination and wild cats
OverviewVaccines against feline immunodeficiency virus exist for domestic cats but raise complex questions when considered for wild felids harboring their own endemic lentiviruses. This overview surveys the i…
Research overview: sylvatic Toxoplasma cycles maintained by bobcats and pumas
OverviewBeyond domestic cats, wild felids such as bobcats and pumas sustain natural sylvatic cycles of Toxoplasma, shedding oocysts that infect wild prey and contribute to environmental contamination. This ov…