Three of the "rattiest" cities in the entire country are located right here in North Carolina. Orkin recently released its annual list of the 50 "most rat-infested cities in America" for 2024 ...

She was eventually diagnosed with human infection with larvae of the rat lungworm. Dr. Joseph Zunt, a neurologist and infectious disease specialist who offered a differential diagnosis ...

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 ...