It was then that doctors ran tests which revealed he had been infected with leptospirosis, a bacteria found in rat urine — and also found he had warning signs of multi-organ failure and sepsis.

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 urine.

Although floodwaters have receded in North Queensland, a waterborne illness has killed several dogs in recent days.

“As we see climates warming, we're expecting to see more rats in urban areas," she said. “And we are already seeing increases of leptospirosis in the Northeast in humans and in dogs.

Last year, the city reported a record 24 cases of leptospirosis, a rare but potentially fatal illness carried by rat urine. Dry ice will asphyxiate them. But I work with a lot of exterminators ...

Some of these can be severe, such as leptospirosis, also called Weil’s disease, which can cause kidney and liver damage and even death without treatment. There is also increasing evidence rats ...

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