Rats are a problem worldwide. So far this year, close to half a million have been caught in Sweden.
In New York there is, as the mayor himself calls it, “War on Rats,” and along the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine, soldiers have been sickened by rat invasions.
Because rats are precisely a pest that can spread diseases and parasites – including salmonella and hantavirus. At the same time, the small rodents are important in the ecosystem, and have also been used as laboratory animals for a long time, which has led to important medical advances. From 2021 to 2022 an increase in rats was seen in Sweden, the question is what does it look like today? Do we have a so-called rat invasion?
Guest: Håkan Kjellberg, global pest expert at Anticimex.
Producer and presenter: Olivia Bengtsson.
Clips in the episode: CBS New York, TV4 Nyheterna, PBS NewsHour, Animal Planet.
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MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2024
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