Microbiologist explains "Toxo" (Toxoplasmosis).
He looks like he has TOXOPLASMOSIS!It's the first thing I thought when I saw this picture of him.
But seriously, I think there's something to this. I read this and it seems plausible to me.
I cannot find the original studies that alerted me to this, but they were done in Asia - at least the ones that I remembered. I went to search for them to send them to a doctor friend who does not speak good English and found this..
"The Economist" article is well worth reading. Also shows that the story is going mainstream and is not just some nutty theory. Quite a number of serious researchers and institutions are following up on this.
Good reason to eliminate feral cats without prejudice.
Microbiologist explains "Toxo" (Toxoplasmosis).