Bubonic plague-carrying fleas found on New York City rats

March 04, 2015 14:43

Spend any length of time in New York City and a rat will show its whiskery face or worm-like tail. It could be on the subway tracks or nibbling through the garbage on the side of the street.

It could also be carrying the bubonic plague.Scientists studying rats in New York found the flea that carries the plague - the Oriental rat flea - hosting on some of the city's rat population, according to the study published Monday in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Read more

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