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Cornell Veterinary Medicine: Reducing the risks of zoonotic disease transmission through responsible cat ownership
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Cornell Veterinary Medicine: Reducing the risks of zoonotic disease transmission through responsible cat ownership

Cats have a special place in many people’s hearts. An estimated 60 million felines are kept as pets in the United States alone. Cats also occupy a distinct position in the ecological networks of companion animals, humans and peri-domestic species – wild and feral animals living near human habitations – according to a review article by a team of researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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Gene therapy produces long-term contraception in female domestic cats

For the first time, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB), and their collaborators have demonstrated that a single dose of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene therapy can induce long-term contraception in the domestic cat, potentially providing a safe and effective alternative to surgical spaying. The research is published in the latest issue of Nature Communications.

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