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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

"It is possible that the apparently non-pathological and potentially beneficial interactions between T. gondii and some of its intermediate hosts, such as rats and humans, are the result of co-evolutionary strategies that benefit, or at least do not harm, the fitness of both the parasite and the host," the researchers write.

I'm looking forward to reports of infection parties.