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Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by Houshalter on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @09:36AM (#11534236)
There are actually a number of parasites that change the behavior of the host. Toxoplasma gondii makes mice try to get eaten by cats.
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Re:Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe by kaybe on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @10:09AM (#11534474)
High percentages of humans carry that one. It studied once in a while whether it influences human behaviour [0].

I haven't found onen that discusses love of cats as a result, sadly.

[0] last section here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii

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