FEHD completes Rodent Activity Survey Posted on August 6, 2024 The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (August 1) that it has completed the Rodent Activity Survey (RAS) for the first half of 2024, and the overall Rodent Absence Rate (RAR) was 95.1 per cent. The RAR of individual districts can be viewed on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/pestcontrol/rat_free_percentage.html). “This marks the first time … Read More from FEHD completes Rodent Activity Survey
Arizona Health Officials Warn of Uptick in Hantavirus Cases Posted on August 6, 2024 Arizona health officials are reporting a concerning rise in hantavirus infections. Hantavirus is carried primarily by deer mice and other rodents, and humans can become infected through direct contact with these animals or by inhaling dust contaminated with their droppings, urine, or saliva. The virus is particularly dangerous because it can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome … Read More from Arizona Health Officials Warn of Uptick in Hantavirus Cases
Gruesome images of albatross chicks eaten alive by house mice highlight need for action on remote Indian Ocean island Posted on August 6, 2024 On the sub-Antarctic island of Marion in the Indian Ocean, they are a deadly threat to one of the world’s most iconic seabirds – the wandering albatross, symbol of the Southern Ocean and immortalised in classic literature such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. An estimated 1,800 pairs – about one quarter of all breeding … Read More from Gruesome images of albatross chicks eaten alive by house mice highlight need for action on remote Indian Ocean island
