Hantavirus, spread through rats, has claimed 4 lives in the US. "HPS is a severe and potentially deadly disease that affects the lungs. Symptoms of HPS usually start to show 1 to 8 weeks after ...

Rats show no symptoms of the virus, but it can be very dangerous for people, and in severe cases, it's deadly. In December 2016, a Wisconsin-based rat-breeder with around 100 Norway rats at home ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...

JOHOR BARU: Johor has recorded a spike in leptospirosis (rat urine disease) cases with 228 as of this month compared with 205 in 2016, said state health, environment, information and education ...

The 62-year-old is part of a group of researchers tracking the deadly Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness endemic in several West African countries and transmitted by infected rats.

“By offering the strongest protections in the country against these deadly poisons, California is showing a better, more humane way to handle rat problems.” The state legislature first set ...