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Californian Dies from Rare Disease After 'Trapping, Feeding and Breeding Wild Rats'
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:36 am
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:36 am
Californian Dies from Rare Disease After 'Trapping, Feeding and Breeding Wild Rats' in an RV
Another person fell ill in the incident, which the city manager said was an "extreme situation"
A California resident died from leptospirosis after living in an RV infested with wild rats
The bacterial disease, spread through infected animals' urine, is very rare in humans but can spread through contact with infected body fluids
Berkeley, Calif., city manager Paul Buddenhagen said there is very little risk to public health, as person-to-person infection is extremely uncommon
A California resident has died after coming into contact with several rats.
On June 10, Berkeley city manager Paul Buddenhagen warned of the existence of leptospirosis in some of the city's rats after the first human death was linked to the rare disease last month, per his memo shared with Berkeley officials on June 10. Though leptospirosis poses very little public health risk, Buddenhagen proposed several measures to increase awareness and research around the city's rats to prevent future infections.
Leptospirosis is a treatable bacterial disease that is spread through the body fluids of infected animals and can be contracted if humans come into contact with infected body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Another person fell ill in the incident, which the city manager said was an "extreme situation"
A California resident died from leptospirosis after living in an RV infested with wild rats
The bacterial disease, spread through infected animals' urine, is very rare in humans but can spread through contact with infected body fluids
Berkeley, Calif., city manager Paul Buddenhagen said there is very little risk to public health, as person-to-person infection is extremely uncommon
A California resident has died after coming into contact with several rats.
On June 10, Berkeley city manager Paul Buddenhagen warned of the existence of leptospirosis in some of the city's rats after the first human death was linked to the rare disease last month, per his memo shared with Berkeley officials on June 10. Though leptospirosis poses very little public health risk, Buddenhagen proposed several measures to increase awareness and research around the city's rats to prevent future infections.
Leptospirosis is a treatable bacterial disease that is spread through the body fluids of infected animals and can be contracted if humans come into contact with infected body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:39 am to djmed
This would have been a great case on House MD
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:39 am to djmed
The People’s Republic of Berkley is an assortment of aberrant people.
The only news from there that would be surprising is something normal, sensible and pleasant happening.
The only news from there that would be surprising is something normal, sensible and pleasant happening.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 10:44 am to djmed
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The bacterial disease, spread through infected animals' urine, is very rare in humans but can spread through contact with infected body fluids
My guess is that the disease is only “rare” because it is rare that a human would intentionally live in a severely rat infested trailer.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:17 am to djmed
Humans have kept cats around for centuries because they control rodent populations.
I live in the country and will never not have inside/outside cats. Best of both worlds. They come in to eat, sleep and get attention, but I don't have to have a litter box. And those 2 kill every house mouse or deer mouse in over a 5 acrea area. They will even kill squirrels sometimes. The female also kills any snake up to 5-6' long and drags them up to my sidewalk.
I live in the country and will never not have inside/outside cats. Best of both worlds. They come in to eat, sleep and get attention, but I don't have to have a litter box. And those 2 kill every house mouse or deer mouse in over a 5 acrea area. They will even kill squirrels sometimes. The female also kills any snake up to 5-6' long and drags them up to my sidewalk.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:23 am to El Segundo Guy
Never let a cat live in the house. They carry toxoplasmosis which is very transmittable to humans.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:23 am to djmed
As a kid of the 70s, this reminds me of the 1971 film Willard (and sequel Ben in 72). This was a time when a movie like this and Helter Skelter routinely aired on 1 of 4 channels, 3 6 7 or 12. Willard and Ben traumatized a huge percentage of Gen X 
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:26 am to djmed
Did Peter Marlow chronicle it all?
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:26 am to djmed
Nothing good comes from a rat.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:34 am to prplhze2000
quote:Ive seen maybe 3 episodes of House and I think the did. Some guy was cleaning a warehouse and was exposed secondary to rat droppings or urine.
This would have been a great case on House MD
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:36 am to prplhze2000
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This would have been a great case on House MD
only after they guessed lupus first!
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:37 am to Jake88
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exposed secondary to rat droppings or urine.
tiger droppings > rat droppings
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:45 am to djmed
I've seen that movie
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:45 am to bad93ex
Temu Fauci
Posted on 6/15/26 at 12:06 pm to MontanaTiger
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Never let a cat live in the house. They carry toxoplasmosis which is very transmittable to humans.
If you have AIDS. Otherwise you're fine.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 12:07 pm to djmed
Yep that’s enough internet today
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:06 pm to prplhze2000
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This would have been a great case on House MD
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Janet Murray
@jan_murray
Late to the party, but I've started watching Season 1 of House. Same narrative every episode:
Patient has mysterious illness.
Hugh Laurie (House) gets diagnosis wrong.
Patient nearly dies.
Hugh Laurie gets diagnosis wrong again.
Gets threatened with being fired.
Patient nearly dies again.
Hugh Laurie has last minute leftfield idea.
Gets diagnosis right.
Doesn't get fired.
Eight seasons of this?
Hugh Laurie
@hughlaurie
Replying to @jan_murray
Thanks for your critique, Janet. We actually tried a couple of episodes where House (Hugh Laurie) (please put the brackets in the right place) gets it right first time, but they were only 6 minutes long. NBC weren’t happy. Then we tried some where House never gets it right and the patient dies. The audience wasn’t happy.
One could apply your trenchant analysis to other art forms: JS Bach wrote 30 Goldberg variations on the same chord structure; Frida Kahlo painted 50 portraits of herself; Henry Moore, what??
The point is, or was, variations on a theme; if all you see is hospital, medical blah blah, then it wasn’t meant for you.
Nonetheless, I look forward to your first novel!
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:12 pm to TigerBear1971
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Willard and Ben traumatized a huge percentage of Gen X
100%. To this day, I fricking hate rats and they still freak me out because of the trailer of the Ben movie.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:41 pm to DesScorp
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If you have AIDS. Otherwise you're fine.
Not really. From the MSD manual: “Toxoplasmosis is infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It usually does not cause problems in healthy adults, but it can cause serious illness in newborns and in people with a weakened immune system.”
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:52 pm to bad93ex
I think it was pigeon droppings.
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