He grows in snails, thrives in rainy conditions, and can infect the brains of humans and animals: The rat lungworm is ...

The world is filled with problems of all different types. For millions of people around the world, one of the biggest ...

A Belgian nonprofit called Apopo, originally known for training rats to sniff out landmines, has been training African giant pouched rats to detect TB – a disease that remains prevalent in many ...

Hull and East Yorkshire are about to be transformed into an open-air gallery as A Mischief of Rats sculpture trail goes live on Saturday, 3 May 2025. Featuring 45 giant, artist-decorated rat ...

Leptospirosis - otherwise known as 'Weil's disease' - is thought to be carried by animals such as rats, mice, cows, pigs and dogs and is spread via a very specific route.

However, huge piles of uncollected rubbish continue to sit on the city’s streets and locals have reported seeing giant rats spotted in the waste. And with the new £24 'rat tax' some fear that a deadly ...

An expert has warned of a potentially deadly disease that could be spread by giant rats as the infestation in Birmingham continues to spiral out of control amid the ongoing bin strikes News ...

An expert has raised fears hordes of giant rats could spread a deadly disease in Birmingham, where industrial action by refuse workers has left mountains of waste. The city council last week ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell.

African giant pouched rats aren’t the only animals capable of detecting diseases and TB is not the only disease where animals have been used. Some animals excel where technology falls short.

At an event in Hull, the first rat, named 'Daisy Rat', designed by artist Leo Soph Welton, was unveiled by Mick's sister Maggi Ronson, and Keith "Ched" Cheeseman, the bass player in The Rats.

The animals often live with rats, and can spread diseases. Their bites can also be deep due to the length of their teeth. Over the past several years, multiple attacks by nutrias have been reported.