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The urban risk and migration risk factors for schizophrenia: Are cats the answer?

October 9, 2014 27 Comments
Torrey EF, Yolken RH.
Schizophrenia Research 2014; 159: 299-302
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Being born in and/or raised in an urban area is a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. Migrating from countries such as Jamaica or Morocco to countries such as England or the Netherlands is also a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. The transmission of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts to children is reviewed and proposed as a partial explanation for both of these risk factors.

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