Watch out for this rat pack. Leptospirosis cases are on the rise, and after a health advisory was issued last week, New Yorkers are on high alert for the frightening disease that’s carried in rat ...

Human infections from rat urine are on the rise in New York City. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a health advisory, saying there were 24 reported cases of human leptospirosis ...

Six rats have been seen in a tree in the popular park amid concerns a growing number of rodents could increase the chance of ...

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Local cases of the infectious disease leptospirosis, which in New York City is largely associated with exposure to rat urine, are continuing to trend upward, the city’s health department warned in an ...

Dear Doctor: Our youngest daughter is starting college in New York City this fall, and on top of all the empty-nest emotions my husband and I are dealing with, a friend has warned us about something ...

“I got really sick up there… I literally was dying," the 38-year-old reality TV star recalled on 'The Osbournes Podcast' “I got leptospirosis, which is just like a crazy viral disease. Yeah, that ...

NEW YORK -- The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released a health advisory after multiple cases of human leptospirosis -- an infection that is associated to exposure to rat urine ...