Cats carry diseases that can be deadly to humans, and its costing Australia $6 billion every year

By Sarah Legge, Chris Dickman, Jaana Dielenberg, John Read, John Woinarski, Pat Taggart, Tida Nou
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:35pm, first published October 16 2020 - 1:20pm

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 diseases can be passed to humans, sometimes with severe health consequences.

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