New Study Coauthored by Bard Professor Felicia Keesing on Rodent …
WEB1 day ago · These disease-causing rodents, including the city rats and house mice that infest human-occupied spaces around the world, tend to thrive when we destroy the natural environment. When biodiversity declines, the species that prosper are typically hosts for pathogens that can also infect people.
Emerging patterns in rodent-borne zoonotic diseases | Science
WEB1 day ago · Rodents have been plaguing people for millennia, devouring crops, infesting houses, and propagating disease-causing bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses (1, 2). Hundreds of rodent species are known hosts of zoonotic pathogens (3), meaning pathogens that can be shared between humans and other vertebrate animals.
Conservationists are waging a global war on island rats
WEB22 hours ago · Recently, New Zealand embarked on the most ambitious eradication plan ever: to make the entire island nation free of invasive predators by 2050. The three common exotic rat species, along with ferrets and possums, are targets of the effort, which could benefit native frogs, bats, and birds.
Rodents News - ScienceDaily
WEBRodents in scientific research. Read about rats, hamsters and mice. Learn about mouse allergens, beach mouse habitats, rodent control, lab mice, and the common house mouse.
Arizona officials warn about spread of potentially fatal hantavirus
WEBJul 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...
What led to the rat population boom and how cities are responding
WEBPBS NewsHour from Sep 14, 2023. Rats, the furry nuisance that once was a sometimes issue, have become a bigger problem over the pandemic years. Courtney Norris and Dorothy Hastings explore what...
Rodents News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Articles on Rodents. Displaying 1 - 20 of 24 articles. August 9, 2024. Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world. Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University....
Why humans get infected with rodent-borne diseases - Phys.org
WEBDec 13, 2022 · A study published in Nature Communications demonstrates how the risk of pathogen transmission from rodents to humans is driven by the interplay between natural and human-caused factors.
N.Y.C. Rats: They’re in the Park, on Your Block and Even at Your …
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Rodents are among New York’s permanent features. But across the city, one hears the same thing: They are running amok like never before. Through Wednesday, there had been more than 21,000 rat...
'Worst mice plague I've ever seen': Millions of rodents ... - NBC News
WEBMar 26, 2021 · Millions of rodents are running amok in parts of Australia’s eastern states, with residents sharing horror encounters on a daily basis. With an epicenter in rural New South Wales, farmers have...
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