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<br /> A Common Parasite Reveals Its Strongest Asset: Nteattn - ivew Y orK i Mes rttgo J a, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> blood samples. <br /> <br /> Toxoplasma's dangers, both proven and potential, are cause for concern, experts say. "It's a <br /> substantial public health risk," Dr. Sibley said. <br /> <br /> <br /> Recent studies suggest that Toxoplasma is rare in meat sold in stores in the United States. <br /> However, experts still recommend cooking meat thoroughly to kill any parasites. <br /> <br /> Dr. Milton M. McAllister, a parasitologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has called for <br /> <br /> controlling the spread of Toxoplasma by cats. He notes that oocysts from cats can also infect <br /> wildlife. Toxoplasma has even been detected in sea otters, suggesting it can reach the ocean. <br /> <br /> "It's perfectly safe to keep a cat," he said. "Just keep it inside." <br /> <br /> Correetion: June 24, 2o06 <br /> <br /> An article in Science Times on 7Ylesday about the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which infects a share of the <br /> world's population but rarely causes serious illness, referred incorrectly to the educational of liation of Dr. <br /> Lloyd H. Kasper, who commented on the parasite. He is a professor at Dartmouth College, not Dartmouth <br /> University. <br /> <br /> Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company <br /> Privp Policy Search Corrections XMLJ I Help Contact Us I Workfor Us Site Map <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/science/20toxo.html?ei=5070&en=71 bO423407cd4... 11/14/2006 <br />