New Study About Urban Rats Spreading Disease

Last month (May 2025) an article came out from Tufts University which said:

Urban rats spread a deadly type of bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study by Tufts University researchers and their collaborators that also discovered a novel technique for testing rat kidneys. 

Read the full article here — Urban Rats Spread Deadly Bacteria as They Migrate, Study Finds | Tufts Now

The article goes on to discuss the little-known Leptospirosis which can move around an urban area, such as Portland, when rats migrate from one area to another. Here is more from the CDC on the disease:

About Leptospirosis | Leptospirosis | CDC

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