University of Hawaii: Disease Carried By Cats, Pigs Kills 2 Spinner Dolphins In Hawaiian Waters
November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Two spinner dolphins died from toxoplasmosis after becoming infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Health and Stranding Lab. One dolphin was stranded on Hawaii Island in 2015 and the other on O'ahu in 2019.
Invasive species such as pigs, mongoose, chickens and cats harbor the parasite, but it is uncl . . .
Two spinner dolphins died from toxoplasmosis after becoming infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Health and Stranding Lab. One dolphin was stranded on Hawaii Island in 2015 and the other on O'ahu in 2019.
Invasive species such as pigs, mongoose, chickens and cats harbor the parasite, but it is uncl . . .