Health
Cats carry diseases that can be deadly to humans, and it’s costing Australia $6 billion every year – Micky News
Toxoplasmosis, cat roundworm, and cat-scratch disease are caused by pathogens that depend on cats — pets or feral — for part of their life cycle. But these dise…
In our study published today in the journal Wildlife Research, we looked at the rates of these diseases in Australia, their health effects, and the costs to our economy.
Professor Sarah Legge discusses the key findings of the study.
Based on findings from a large number of Australian and international studies, Australian hospital data, and information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we estimate many thousands of people in Australia fall ill or sustain a minor injury as a result of ca…
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