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Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California

22 March 2023

An unusually virulent strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, primarily found in cat faeces, has been reported in marine animals for the first time
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Massive tick-killing effort fails to reduce Lyme disease cases

9 February 2023

Killing ticks in an area reduces the number carrying the main bacterium that causes Lyme disease, but a large study found it does not lead to fewer reports of people getting sick

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