Cat Poop Parasite Known for Driving Rats Crazy, Now Infecting Beluga Whales Toxoplasma gondii and the disease it causes, toxoplasmosis, has been researched in connection to PMDD and schizophrenia ...

Beluga video: Whales are the new cats Cute animals rule YouTube—and now cetaceans are getting a turn.

A parasite that lives in domestic cats has spread to beluga whales in the Arctic which scientists believe have been infected through water or fish that have been contaminated with cat faeces ...

Native Inuits who eat Beluga whales risk infection if the meat is not thoroughly disinfected by cooking Rachel Nuwer The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is famous for effect on rodents. Cats are ...

Scientists have found for the first time an infectious form of the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii in western Arctic Beluga, prompting a health advisory to the Inuit people who eat whale meat.

Scientists say the fact that Arctic Beluga whales now carry the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a reflection of the significant recent rise in temperatures in the region.

Toxoplasmosis is sometimes called the kitty litter disease, because house cats have long been known as “definitive” hosts: carriers in which the parasite can produce eggs.

The Cat Parasite That Causes Toxoplasmosis Is Turning Up in Beluga Whales Native Inuits who eat Beluga whales risk infection if the meat is not thoroughly disinfected ...