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School kitchen in Sonning closed after ‘rodent infestation’ discovered

itvX July 23, 2024

A school’s kitchen in Sonning has been forced to close after a dead mouse was found in a cupboard. South Oxfordshire Environmental Health Officers found the rodent during a routine unannounced food hygiene inspection at Sonning Common Primary School on Monday 15 July. The animal was discovered amongst pan lids in an equipment cupboard next to …

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Arizona officials warning about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus

NBC News July 23, 2024

Arizona public health officials are warning that hantavirus, a virus spread by rodents to humans, is causing an increase in a potentially fatal lung syndrome. There have been seven confirmed cases and three deaths in the past six months, according to a recent health alert. Most cases of hantavirus are reported in the Western and Southwestern …

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Paris races to control its rat population ahead of Olympics

France 24 July 23, 2024

While the Paris Olympics is set to be a festival of socialising and intermingling, city authorities are keen for visitors not to encounter any of the capital’s notorious furry inhabitants. Humourously portrayed in the hit animated film “Ratatouille”, the French capital’s abundant rat population is no joke for the city’s residents — and could be an embarrassment …

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