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                    [Title] => RatAttack goes to Davao City barangay
                    [Summary] => 

Seeking to prevent an increase in leptospirosis cases in their community, residents of Barangay Centro San Juan in Agdao district, Davao City recently partnered with rodent control brand Racumin to educate themselves on how to prevent the potentially fatal disease — by getting rid of its main carriers: rats and mice.

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 838601 [Title] => Deadly leptospirosis and other rat-borne diseases - a community fights back [Summary] =>

Following a recent warning of the Department of Health (DOH), residents of Barangay Dolores in San Fernando, Pampanga participated in a RatAttack campaign to protect their community against leptospirosis and other illnesses caused by rats and mice.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 750957 [Title] => Protecting communities from deadly leptospirosis [Summary] =>

The frequent typhoons and monsoon rains bring a silent yet deadly threat to flooded areas: leptospirosis, a potentially deadly infection caused by leptospira bacteria in rats’ urine.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 715039 [Title] => Racumin RatAttack goes to Marikina barangay with cases of leptospirosis [Summary] =>

Leptospirosis, a potentially fatal infection spread by exposure to floodwaters, has already killed several residents of Balubad Settlement in Barangay Nangka, Marikina.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 601473 [Title] => Rizal barangay joins Racumin's RatAttack project [Summary] =>

Barangay San Isidro in Taytay, Rizal recently showed a united community effort against rat infestation by joining Racumin’s RatAttack project.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 588821 [Title] => Racumin's RatAttack goes to Mandaluyong [Summary] =>

The rainy season is here again, and with it comes the threat of floodwaters.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 526392 [Title] => Eliminate rats, stop leptospirosis [Summary] =>

Leptospirosis cases have been on the rise since typhoon Ondoy hit the country last September.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 515900 [Title] => People living in higher areas face lepto risk, too [Summary] =>

Metro Manila residents who have been spared from the massive floods are being warned that disease-carrying rats may be moving into higher ground and could likewise put them at risk to the dreaded leptospirosis disease.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 503439 [Title] => Racumin RatAttack goes to San Juan [Summary] =>

The arrival of the wet season is often a cause for concern in many communities in the country due to various diseases that occur during this time. One of the major carriers of wet season diseases are creatures that may be small but are crafty, persistent and expert lurkers in the homes’ dark, unseen spaces: mice and rats.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 482513 [Title] => Floods keep rats 'at home,' people in danger [Summary] =>

Rainy days are here again. And flooded thoroughfares in the metropolis are proof that summer is really over.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097177 [AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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