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Monstrous rats are spreading panic and fear in restaurants, cafes and homes in England. According to the British portal Mail Online, experts note that rodents are becoming more resistant to pesticides and more careful in their pest control methods.
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Over the past week, images and videos have emerged showing the true extent of horrific rat infestations occurring in parts of Britain. The situation comes as piles of rubbish fill the streets amid a series of strikes at England’s waste collection service.
Reports of a rodent infestation near a block of flats in Liverpool have left residents “in shock”, with many unable to leave their homes. People were afraid that they would be surprised by a huge rat running past their feet.
Meanwhile, clients of the famous network fast food They were advertising a gruesome scene when a rat appeared in the center of the store and began running across the floor. In addition, in a cafe in Exeter, she was attacked by a huge rodent, which was eating the remains of food on a table near the establishment.
Pest control experts told a British newspaper that sightings have increased, especially in urban areas. Experts say this is due to the animals’ ease at finding food in piles of rubbish bags left on the streets of England.
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Rats are so flexible that they can squeeze through the U-bend of a toilet to gain access to people’s homes. Amid this “infestation”, the largest rat captured and recorded in the UK was 21 centimeters long, the size of a small dog.
Experts worry that parasites such as rats and house mice transmit harmful diseases to humans, and rat urine transmits diseases that may be linked to outbreaks of salmonella and leptospirosis.
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Recent data shows that 78% of rats and 95% of pet rats have genes that make them immune to poisons that have been used as exterminators since the 1950s.
Source: Ndmais