The relationship between owning a cat and the risk of developing a brain cancer in a prospective study of UK women: comment on Thomas et al . | Zendy

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The relationship between owning a cat and the risk of developing a brain cancer in a prospective study of UK women: comment on Thomas et al .

Author(s) -

Victoria S. Benson,

J. Green,

V. Beral

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

biology letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.596

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1744-957X

pISSN - 1744-9561

DOI - 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0511

Subject(s) - biology , cats , toxoplasma gondii , transmission (telecommunications) , cancer , zoology , environmental health , immunology , genetics , medicine , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering

Domestic cats are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii and are one source of T. gondii infection in human populations, along with consumption of undercooked or cured contaminated meats and vertical transmission during the prenatal and perinatal period [[1][1],[2][2]]. Contact with cats or cat

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