Toxoplasma gondii, source to sea: Higher contribution of domestic felids to terrestrial parasite loading despite lower infection prevalence

EcoHealth

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-289

  Vanwormer, Elizabeth ^a   Conrad, Patricia A ^a,b   Miller, Melissa A ^a,c   Melli, Ann C ^b   Carpenter, Tim E ^d   Mazet, Jonna A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center   (United States)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bobcats; feral cats; mountain lions; pathogen pollution; Toxoplasma gondii; zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; LYNX RUFUS; PUMA CONCOLOR; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FELIDAE; HUMAN; LYNX; OLIGOCHAETA; OTTER; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUMA; SEA; SWIMMING; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; CALIFORNIA; CATS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FELIDAE; HUMANS; LYNX; OCEANS AND SEAS; OLIGOCHAETA; OTTERS; PREVALENCE; PUMA; SEAWATER; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84891372038     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0859-x     Document Type: Article

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