Four-year-old Kili, a mixed breed pitbull, had to be put to sleep after contracting rat lungworm disease, an illness that’s still rare in Hawaii. However, Kili’s veterinarian said he’s ...

Rat lungworm disease typically infects humans after they eat raw fruits and vegetables contaminated by slugs carrying the small parasitic roundworms. -- The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo A ...

ACCIDENTAL HOST—The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease reveals the frightening spread of a foodborne parasite that invades human brains and now thrives in tropical areas of five continents ...

A rodent disease that can be spread to humans and has no cure has killed several people in the US and prompted a health ...

The rat is the preferred model organism in many fields of biomedicine, such as toxicology testing. But when it comes to disease models, rats have been upstaged by mice, which traditionally were ...

The scientists injected this engineered virus into the brains of day-old rats. "Those animals never got disease," says Audhya. "So they were able to live for many, many additional weeks ...

What should have been happy vacation memories turned into a horrific nightmare of foodborne illness from salad after ...

If you're looking for natural ways to deter rats and other pests from your garden, it might be worth considering growing ...