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(CNN)Pregnant women are advised to avoid many things, including alcohol, smoking and even their cat’s litter box. More than 90% of obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States caution patients ...

That cat poop can pose a health risk to humans no longer surprises us. Some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. Infected cats shed embryonic T. gondii, called oocysts, in their feces.

Be careful next time you change the kitty litter -- cat poop can carry a nefarious parasite that may be much more widespread than thought, researchers say. Cats in the United States release about 2.6 ...

Here’s a sobering thought for every cat owner in charge of emptying the litter box: Felines deposit about 1.2 million metric tons of feces into the U.S. environment every year, a new study finds, and ...

Cats — those gif-able, meme-driving, better-than-dog pets — are awesome.* Their poop? Not so much. It's long been known that some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, and that ...

Be careful next time you change the kitty litter -- cat poop can carry a nefarious parasite that may be much more widespread than thought, researchers say. Cats in the United States release about 2.6 ...

(CNN) — Pregnant women are advised to avoid many things, including alcohol, smoking and even their cat’s litter box. More than 90% of obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States caution ...