People often assume infection occurs only through direct contact with rats or mice. However, in many cases, infection happens ...

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Global health officials say the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak poses little public risk because the virus does not spread ...

Three people aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have died of suspected infections of hantavirus, a flu-like virus linked to ...

Mickey Mouse is cute and all, but his real-life friends have no business being inside your home. Unfortunately, mice and rats can’t read, so putting up a “No rodents” sign won’t keep the creepy ...

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The nutria, an invasive rodent plaguing California, may have been deliberately released. Wildlife experts have a theory on how they got here ...

The state Department of Agriculture ordered the Dollar General store on River Street immediately closed last month after an ...

Rodent infestations are a much bigger problem in some American counties for a variety of reasons. Counties with colder weather, less urbanization and older homes report much higher shares of rodent ...

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their ...

If you think you have a rodent problem in your house, just be glad it’s not this one. Scientists have discovered that the largest-known rodent to have ever roamed Earth had ferocious front teeth ...

The rodent infestation at Angel Stadium has been cleared, and the concession area that was closed last week over the vile ...