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 ...

The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is carried by almost a third of humans worldwide, has been found for the first time in beluga whales.. The nasty parasite, also known as kitty litter ...

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is famous for effect on rodents. Cats are natural hosts to the parasite, and their feces can carry millions of the parasite's eggs. When T. gondii infects rats, they ...