BRONX, New York -- There are three cases of a bacterial infection caused by rat urine, one of them fatal, in the Bronx according to city officials. According to the Borough President's Office, it is ...

New York City is struggling with a record-breaking outbreak of a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection spread through exposure to rat urine, according to a recent report from the city’s ...

The CDC confirmed rat lungworm infection, which can cause meningitis in humans, in 12 people between 2011 and 2017 — raising questions about how common the parasitic infection is. Researchers may not ...

A life-threatening bacterial infection typically spread through rat urine sickened a record number of people in New York City last year—and this year looks on track for another all-time high, the NYC ...

Berkeley declares health emergency as leptospirosis outbreak forces homeless encampment evacuations. Multiple rats and dogs ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The city is seeing a rise in cases of human leptospirosis, a disease caused by rat urine, which if left untreated can cause kidney failure and liver damage. Last year the city saw ...

NEW YORK -- The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after multiple cases of human leptospirosis -- an infection that is associated to exposure to rat urine ...