First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2025 https://www.countynewscenter.com/first-local-detection-of-hantavirus-in-2025/ January 13, 2025 A deer mouse collected on Jan. 3, 2025, in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. … Read More from First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2025 Read Article
Combing Rat Tracks and the Threat of Leptospirosis in Indonesia Earth Journalism Network January 7, 2025 When flooding began in Demak Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia in early February 2024, the reach of its human and material toll could hardly be anticipated. River waters overran their embankments, submerging 1,350 homes, displacing 20,000 people, affecting close to 85,000, and killing three people—two children and an elderly woman. … Read More from Combing Rat Tracks and the Threat of Leptospirosis in Indonesia Read Article
Rat sightings treble in Scotland’s biggest city – and rodents ‘are getting bolder’ Yahoo! News December 28, 2024 Glasgow City Council has received almost 10,000 reports of rats this year with almost a fifth of the rodents being spotted inside flats and houses. The number of sightings is three times higher than 2014 but, according to GMB Scotland, one of the biggest unions in Scotland’s public service, only confirms what Glaswegians are seeing every day. … Read More from Rat sightings treble in Scotland’s biggest city – and rodents ‘are getting bolder’ Read Article
