[HTML][HTML] The one health approach to toxoplasmosis: epidemiology, control, and prevention strategies

AA Aguirre, T Longcore, M Barbieri, H Dabritz, D Hill… - EcoHealth, 2019 - Springer
One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people,
animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an …

Zoonotic parasites associated with predation by dogs and cats

JA Mendoza Roldan, D Otranto - Parasites & Vectors, 2023 - Springer
One of the most common behaviors of cats that have an indoor/outdoor lifestyle is to bring
hunted “gifts” to their owners, represented by small mammals, reptiles and birds. Access to …

Cats and Toxoplasma: Implications for Public Health

HA Dabritz, PA Conrad - Zoonoses and public health, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cats are popular as pets worldwide because they are easy to care for and provide
companionship that enriches the lives of human beings. Little attention has been focused on …

Transmission of Toxoplasma: clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment

PA Conrad, MA Miller, C Kreuder, ER James… - International journal for …, 2005 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii affects a wide variety of hosts including threatened southern sea otters
(Enhydra lutris nereis) which serve as sentinels for the detection of the parasite's …

Seroprevalence of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infection among cats in North America and risk factors for seropositivity

JK Levy, HM Scott, JL Lachtara… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Objective—To determine seroprevalence of FeLV and FIV infection among cats in North
America and risk factors for seropositivity. Design—Prospective cross-sectional survey …

Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap–neuter–return

T Longcore, C Rich, LM Sullivan - Conservation biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Many jurisdictions have adopted programs to manage feral cats by trap–neuter–return
(TNR), in which cats are trapped and sterilized, then returned to the environment to be fed …

Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in farm animals in the United States

DE Hill, JP Dubey - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common parasitic
infections of humans and other warmblooded animals. It has been found worldwide and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of high-impact targeted trap-neuter-return and adoption of community cats on cat intake to a shelter

JK Levy, NM Isaza, KC Scott - The Veterinary Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Approximately 2–3 million cats enter animal shelters annually in the United States. A large
proportion of these are unowned community cats that have no one to reclaim them and may …

Unrecognized Ingestion of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts Leads to Congenital Toxoplasmosis and Causes Epidemics in North America

K Boyer, D Hill, E Mui, K Wroblewski… - Clinical Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract (See the Editorial Commentary by Linn, on pages 1090–1.) Background.
Congenital toxoplasmosis presents as severe, life-altering disease in North America. If …

A review of feral cat control

SA Robertson - Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Animal overpopulation including feral cats is an important global problem. There are many
stakeholders involved in the feral cat debate over 'what to do about the problem', including …