Risk metrics vs. rat metrics: An alternative approach to measuring and managing urban rat infestations
Urban Norway and black rats can have diverse and significant negative impacts on urban landscapes and residents. A variety of…
A Human Outbreak of Shigellosis Reveals the Variety of Infectious Organisms Carried in Wild Urban Rat Feces
A rat darts down your grimy city sidewalk. While rats have notoriously spread the Black Death across Medieval Europe, what…
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Do rat control programs work to reduce public health risks?
Rats! They are the source of a number of bacteria and viruses that can cause disease in people. In cities,…
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Vancouver Rat Project Awarded New Funding
The Vancouver Rat Project and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative were recently awarded $25,000 in the City of Vancouver’s annual…