Category Rodent Alert

Ebola-like virus which causes massive bleeding found to jump from human to human after Bolivia outbreak

Scientists have sounded the alarm over an Ebola-like virus from Bolivia which has been found to spread from person to person, killing three out of every five confirmed patients. The rodent-borne Chapare virus first emerged in 2004 in the Bolivian…

Severe floods kill scores in desert as army scrambles to evacuate dozens from danger zones in Morocco

Floods triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 32 people, swept away buildings, vehicles and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 200 people in southern Morocco, authorities say.   Flooding, which is quite common in the mostly…

Flood Problems Spark RED ALERT Over Rats In Bristol, UK   HOMEOWNERS in Bristol have been put on red alert amid fears that further flooding could spark a deluge of rats. More than 7,500 homes and businesses in the UK…