NEW YORK-- There is a new phase in New York City's war on rats after the Health Department warned that in 2023 rat-related sickness soared to the highest level in a single year. They are ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) ... After rat-related disease, NYC union calls for more protection by: Dan Mannarino, Hazel Sanchez. Posted: Apr 25, 2024 / 10:05 AM EDT.

NEW YORK – A year after New York City anointed a czar for its war on rats, health officials are seeing a jump in cases of a rare disease linked to rat urine.. Sanitation employees, who collect ...

Officials said the gas doesn’t pose a risk to humans or non-rats, and the noisy equipment used to deploy the carbon monoxide ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration says it’s hiring new teams to exterminate rats from tunnels under trees on the street.

Rats have lived in North America for at least 250 years. But they're technically an invasive species we could do without, according to one expert. We asked two rat researchers what would happen if ...

Researchers investigating COVID-19 mutations found signs of the virus in New York City's massive rat population -- sparking concerns the disease could jump to humans.

NYC issues warning of infectious disease spread by rat urine after record year of reported cases There were 24 cases of leptospirosis reported across New York City in 2023, the most in any year ...

There were a record 15 cases of a rodent-borne disease called leptospirosis in New York in 2021. One man died from it. Over a 15-year period, there had only been 57 cases of leptospirosis reported ...

There is a new phase in New York City's war on rats after the Health Department warned that in 2023 rat-related ... Last year was a record year for rat disease. From 2001 to 2020, New York City ...

The New York City Department of Health is urging providers to be aware of a continued uptick in a potentially deadly rat-transmitted bacterial illness that can infect both humans and pets. Cases ...

NYC concerned about rise of rat urine-related illness. ... Last year was a record year for rat disease. From 2001 to 2020, New York City was averaging just three cases of human leptospirosis per year.