Environmental influences on childhood asthma: Allergens

A Custovic, AP de Moira, CS Murray… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allergen exposure is associated with the development of allergen‐specific sensitization, but
their relationship is influenced by other contemporaneous exposures (such as microbial …

Toxocara: time to let cati 'out of the bag'

L Maciag, ER Morgan, C Holland - Trends in parasitology, 2022 - cell.com
Zoonotic toxocariasis is increasingly prominent as knowledge of its insidious impact on
human health accumulates. Toxocara canis dominates research attention, with Toxocara …

Family member, best friend, child or 'just'a pet, owners' relationship perceptions and consequences for their cats

EMC Bouma, ML Reijgwart, A Dijkstra - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Describing the relationship with one's cat in human terms might reflect an underlying
anthropomorphic view of the relationship which might be associated with an owner's …

Prey selection and predation behavior of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) in an urban ecosystem: Implications for urban cat management

DJ Herrera, MV Cove, WJ McShea, DT Flockhart… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ecological impact of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) is well-studied. However,
despite receiving considerable attention in both the scientific and popular literature …

High prevalence and diversity of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in feral cat feces from coastal California

S Zhu, L Camp, A Patel, E VanWormer… - PLoS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite that can cause severe morbidity and mortality in
warm-blooded animals, including marine mammals such as sea otters. Free-ranging cats …

Pet–human relationships: Dogs versus cats

MT González-Ramírez, R Landero-Hernández - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human–animal interactions have been the focus of research in recent
decades, with the primary interest being the dog–owner relationship. The cat–owner …

Increase in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in UK domestic felids despite weak immunogenicity of post-omicron variants

GB Tyson, S Jones, C Montreuil-Spencer, N Logan… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 infections in domestic cats have caused
concern for both animal health and the potential for inter-species transmission. Cats are …

Human influences shape the first spatially explicit national estimate of urban unowned cat abundance

JL McDonald, E Skillings - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Globally, unowned cats are a common element of urban landscapes, and the focus of
diverse fields of study due to welfare, conservation and public health concerns. However …

Putting the cat before the wildlife: Exploring cat owners' beliefs about cat containment as predictors of owner behavior

LM van Eeden, F Hames, R Faulkner… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐roaming domestic cats pose risks to wildlife, domestic animals, humans, and
importantly, the cats themselves. Behavior change campaigns that seek to minimize these …

A conciliatory and persuasive social campaign changes owner behavior to reduce cats' hunting

E MacDonald, M Farnworth… - … science and practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solutions to the cats‐hunting‐wildlife environmental conflict could benefit from social
science approaches. Our Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire—informed by an …