PETALING JAYA: The main contributing factor to rat breeding is abundant food waste, a public health expert has pointed out. However, he said Tokyo, New York, London and Singapore practised very good food waste management and rats were hardly seen on the surface. ALSO READ : Beware of water activities as deadly disease lurks“The rats have to scavenge for food in underground sewage systems over there. These include dogs, cattle, sheep, pigs and horses, but the most important one associated with human infection is the brown rat (rattus norvegicus), he said. ALSO READ : The unseen threat of rat infestation“The risk of contamination increases with increase of reservoir hosts.

Source: The Star June 27, 2024 17:39 UTC