After rat-related disease, NYC union calls for more protection by: Dan Mannarino, Hazel Sanchez. Posted: Apr 25, 2024 / 10:05 AM EDT. Updated: Apr 25, 2024 / 10:05 AM EDT.

New York City concerned about illness and even death related to rat urine 03:07. NEW YORK-- There is a new phase in New York City's war on rats after the Health Department warned that in 2023 rat ...

New York City NYC issues warning of infectious disease spread by rat urine after record year of reported cases There were 24 cases of leptospirosis reported across New York City in 2023, the most ...

Infectious disease spread by rat urine seeps into NYC after record high 2023: officials By . Jesse O’Neill. Published April 15, 2024, 4:45 p.m. ET. Aw, rats!

NEW YORK – A year after New York City anointed a czar for its war on rats, health officials are seeing a jump in cases of a rare disease linked to rat urine.. Sanitation employees, who collect ...

Local cases of the infectious disease leptospirosis, which in New York City is largely associated with exposure to rat urine, are continuing to trend upward, the city’s health department warned ...

Finding COVID-19 in NYC rodents has sparked concerns about the disease spreading from vermin to humans. Researchers found over 16% of the rats used were exposed to the virus. According to Fox 5 ...

Of the 24 people sickened in NYC last year from leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine, five of those cases were garbage collectors.

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – New York City is one step closer to victory in its war on rats. Citywide, rat sightings are down 18.4% this year compared to the same period in 2024, 311 complaint data show.

NYC Rat Czar Appointed in 2023. Manhattan resident Caitlin Leffel noted the program's rollout has not accounted for the complexities of urban living. "The way this program has been rolled out, ...

They’re on a mission to put the city’s vermin problem to bed. The Adams administration is unleashing an $877,000 rat death squad to find the rodents, gas them to death with carbon monoxide and ...