HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rat lungworm disease has been around in the islands for years and not many people know much about the parasite that causes the illness. Over the past 10 years, Hawaii has ...

Watch out for this rat pack. Leptospirosis cases are on the rise, and after a health advisory was issued last week, New Yorkers are on high alert for the frightening disease that’s carried in rat ...

Awareness is key in preventing and treating rat lungworm, the prevalent and serious disease often found in East Hawaii residents. About 30 people attended the meeting at HPP’s community center to ...

State health officials have confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in a Kauai resident. Neuroangiostrongyliasis, commonly known as rat lungworm disease, is caused by a parasitic roundworm and can ...

These have short, smooth, and glossy coats, although the males may have a coarser coat than the females. In general, they are easy to look after and have no special dietary or medical needs. You can ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in an individual on the island of Kauai. Rat lungworm disease, a parasitic disease also known as neuroangiostrongyliasis, ...

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 the city ...

When most people think of rats, it brings up thoughts of nasty rodents scampering through a sewer or of horror movies, in ...

New York City health officials issued a warning about the increase in transmitted bacterial illness spread by rat urine after 24 cases were reported in 2023, the most for any year. Only six cases of ...