Rat-borne diseases cause health crisis in Sarajevo Posted on June 4, 2025 (June 4, 2025) Sarajevo residents have also shared photos on social media showing overflowing garbage containers and illegal dumps. There have also been complaints about the authorities’ failure to clear public areas, including children’s playgrounds, of dead animals. All this creates a wonderful environment for rats, but the situation is getting worse for residents, writes the broadcaster. … Read More from Rat-borne diseases cause health crisis in Sarajevo
Healthy man goes camping—lands in ICU for 40 days with respiratory failure Posted on June 4, 2025 An otherwise-healthy 52-year-old office worker showed up to a hospital emergency department in Buenos Aires with an unshakable fever he developed the week before. Besides the high temperature, he seemed fine. So, after testing negative for COVID-19, doctors sent him home with supportive care. But the fever didn’t go away. There was one other possibility … Read More from Healthy man goes camping—lands in ICU for 40 days with respiratory failure
How urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate Posted on June 4, 2025 Rats are well known for carrying diseases. And as they migrate in cities, they spread bacteria that could be life-threatening to humans, according to a six-year study co-authored by Nate Stone, a Ph.D. student turned research scientist at NAU’s Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, and Dave Wagner, PMI’s executive director. The pair worked on the research alongside colleagues … Read More from How urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate
