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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss how infection with Toxoplasma gondii causes mice to lose their aversion to cat urine, even after the parasites have been cleared.

Links for this episode:

• T. gondii in mice causes loss of aversion to cat urine (PLoS One)
• Cyclosporiasis update (CDC)
• Letters read on TWiP 60

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