Rats, Hepatitis E, and a City's Uneasy Relationship with Its Rodents A public health crisis has emerged in Hong Kong: the city's first recorded case of rat hepatitis E this year.
The revelation highlights the hidden dangers lurking in urban ecosystems and underscores a deeper issue – Hong Kong's failure to confront its rodent problem head on.
At Laguna Verde, a 25 block private housing estate in Hung Hom where the patient reportedly lived and worked, residents have begun taking matters into their own hands.