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New York reports a record 15 cases of a rare disease linked to rat urine in 2021, as vermin complaints flood in
Gabrielle Paluch
6 hours ago
New York has recorded 15 cases of leptospirosis, and one death, in 2021. The rare disease comes from exposure to rats.
Three of the people infected were experiencing homelessness.
To help drive down the city's rat problem, a volunteer group of dog-owners go rat hunting on Friday nights.
Rats have been terrorizing New Yorkers even more than usual this year, teaming up in clan warfare during the food-scarce days of strict Covid lockdowns and harassing sidewalk diners once the city began opening up.
And this year, more New Yorkers have been falling seriously ill from a rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease called leptospirosis, which is spread through exposure to rats, and specifically through contact with rat urine or contaminated water...
New York reports a record 15 cases of a rare disease linked to rat urine in 2021, as vermin complaints flood in
Gabrielle Paluch
6 hours ago
New York has recorded 15 cases of leptospirosis, and one death, in 2021. The rare disease comes from exposure to rats.
Three of the people infected were experiencing homelessness.
To help drive down the city's rat problem, a volunteer group of dog-owners go rat hunting on Friday nights.
Rats have been terrorizing New Yorkers even more than usual this year, teaming up in clan warfare during the food-scarce days of strict Covid lockdowns and harassing sidewalk diners once the city began opening up.
And this year, more New Yorkers have been falling seriously ill from a rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease called leptospirosis, which is spread through exposure to rats, and specifically through contact with rat urine or contaminated water...