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DC’s Rodent Control Academy has tips for managing infestations
Rats are an ongoing problem in DC. Here’s what residents can do to help
Where DC ranks for rats (and what COVID has forced rats to do)
Yeah, Baltimore has rats, but DC has more — and more; record-breaking year expected
Washington is nation’s 4th-rattiest city
World’s first human case of rat disease discovered
More rodents
Fighting back against DC’s rat problem
DC is one of the most rat-infested cities nationwide
New effort to combat rats in DC
Colo. teen dies of the plague
Trashy problem repelling tourists along National Mall
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