The USDA said its Agricultural Research Service's toxoplasmosis research has been "redirected" and cats will no longer be a part of any of the labs' protocol. Toxoplasmosis is a disease linked to foodborne illness and death in the U.S. The agency says its research has reduced the prevalence of the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite as much as 50% in the nation.
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