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The definitive host for Toxoplasma gondii is ________.

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Cats

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protozoan that is known to infect several organisms including humans.
  • This organism is responsible for causing the disease toxoplasmosis.
  • In the life cycle, of T.gondii the only known definitive hosts are the domestic cats and their relatives and the intermediate hosts include birds and rodents.
  • The disease can be spread from the cats to other organisms as the oocysts of the organisms of the organism are shed off in the feces of the cat.
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