What medicine-exposed rats reveal about the next urban zoonotic threat

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260522/What-medicine-exposed-rats-reveal-about-the-next-urban-zoonotic-threat.aspx A new study reveals that urban rats are absorbing human medicines from polluted environments, and these hidden pharmaceutical exposures may be linked to changes in the pathogens they carry. In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, researchers investigated the presence of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in urban rats and their associations with zoonotic infections.