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Archive Home > 2011 > May > 26 > Marine mammal deaths tied to parasites

Marine mammal deaths tied to parasites

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 26, 2011

SEATTLE — Two kinds of parasites typically found in cats and opossums have been detected in marine mammals that died in the Pacific Northwest, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

Toxoplasma gondii and sarcocystis neurona were found in most of the animals, even healthy ones, according....

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