Science Daily: Call for global monitoring of infectious diseases in dogs and cats Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A ...

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Sticky polymers produced by seaweed aid in the transmission of a parasitic disease from cats to marine snails to the endangered southern sea otter in California's coastal waters. The spread of ... Diseases that cats spread to humans fall into two main groups, namely parasitic infestations and bacterial or viral infections. There are very few diseases that can spread from cats to humans.

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The ... Science Daily: Domestic cats, and wild bobcats and pumas, living in same area have same diseases Scientists found evidence that domestic cats and wild cats that share the same outdoor areas in urban environments also can share diseases such as Bartonellosis and Toxoplasmosis. Both can be spread ... Domestic cats, and wild bobcats and pumas, living in same area have same diseases The Denver Post: Urban bobcats catch diseases from humans, share illness with cats Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bobcats living close to urban areas are more likely than those deep in the wild to pick up parasites from humans and share diseases with common house cats, ...

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Just like humans, cats can get Lyme disease. Tick-borne diseases like Lyme in cats can turn into serious issues if not treated in a timely manner. The bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi is carried by ...