New UBC Faculty of Forestry research suggests free-roaming cats are likely to blame for the spread of the potentially deadly Toxoplasma gondii parasite to wildlife in densely-populated urban areas.
Domestic cats drive spread of Toxoplasma parasite to wildlife
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