Study: Toxoplasmosis Contaminating Central Illinois Waterways
February 26, 2015
Toxoplasmosis is moving rapidly through central Illinois’ landscape and contaminating local waterways, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois. The study, published online in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases in January, assessed risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii exposure in muskrats and American mink—both semiaquatic mammals—in east-central Illinois. The agricultural… Continue reading...