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A parasitic strain of Toxoplasma gondii called the COUG strain has killed four California sea otters   By KATIE HELLMAN — science@theaggie.org  A

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

The recent deaths of four sea otters discovered in California have been linked to a strain of parasite that scientists are calling rare and unusual.

A rare strain of toxoplasmosis that killed four sea otters has "never before been described in sea otters... or in any other aquatic mammal or bird."