In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can influence their viral payloads. Researchers investigating Madagascar's forests a ...

The study shows that it's not just the black rats, but also the way humans use land, like farming or cutting down forests, ...

The black rat, Rattus rattus, originated in southern Asia, and likely migrated into Europe along the spice trade, and from there to the rest of the world, arriving in Madagascar between the 10th ...

A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of Réunion and Duke University reveals that the black rat is likely responsible for transmitting the deadly hantaviruses in rural ...