Dr. Kai Shanebeck
kshanebeck.bsky.social
Dr. Kai Shanebeck
@kshanebeck.bsky.social
Ecologist: parasites, disease, aquatic mammals, pollutants. LGBTQ+ in STEM (They/He), part time poet.
New paper out identifying Toxoplasma gondii in the brains of river otter in Alberta, including highly pathogenic types. #parasitology #ecology #SciComm

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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii (Types I, II, III and 12) and Sarcocystis spp. in the brains of river otter (Lontra canadensis) from Alberta, Canada
Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis spp. are globally distributed coccidian parasites infecting endothermic vertebrates. Toxoplasma gondii is zoonotic, …
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July 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM