Rat infestation in Bnei Brak: “Several children and toddlers were bitten”

Plague of rats and mice in the city of Bnei Brak. The harmful rodents roam freely in the houses, the kindergartens and the streets. “It doesn’t make sense anymore,” says David Keshet, a resident of the city and director of the “Yediot Bnei Brak” group, who published several videos on social media documenting what is happening in the city, and received dozens of response videos. “People sent me a lot of comments on the subject. Residents told about mice and rats in their home, at work, mice chasing other mice. Someone even sent a video where you see a whole family of mice that he caught inside the house. They climb up and enter the houses freely.”In one of the WhatsApp groups started by Keshet together with city resident and social activist Yankala Friedman, one of the residents mentioned that a huge rat was found in the toilet of her daughter’s garden. “She told us that when the kindergarten teacher called to complain to the municipality, she was told to close the bathroom door and wait until Sunday. It’s a joke. We believe it’s because of poor sanitary conditions, dirt, lack of hygiene, otherwise there is no logical explanation.”

“A quarter of a million residents of Bnei Brak suffer from rats that are multiplying at an alarming rate. I am alerting the city administration and I feel that there is opacity on the issue,” wrote city council member Yaakov Vider in a letter he sent to the Minister of Health. He also stated in his letter that “in recent days, several children and toddlers have been bitten by rats, and an elderly man who was walking on the road even needed medical attention and was hospitalized as a result of being bitten. After consulting with an expert, it seems that the problem does not exist in cities adjacent to Bnei Brak, so there is no doubt that it is related to the sanitation conditions in the city. Bnei Brak is one of the dirtiest and neglected cities in Israel. This is a clear danger to the public that really endangers human life.”

 

 

Attention Bnei Brak is flooded with mice. Everyone looks pregnant with a minimum of triplets (however, Mice Bnei Barakim..) Mayor Rubinstein is not interested. He claims that the city is clean. where @IsraelMOH ? @MevakerGov ? where @Moshe_arbelV Minister of Health and Interior?? Remember that disaster is on the way. pic.twitter.com/TVFDfa15Tt

— Yankala Fridman (@jekfridman) May 7, 2023

 

“There are 50 types of bacteria that the rats transmit by biting or touching”

Marina Tamir, a doctor of clinical pharmacology and an infection specialist at Ramat Gan Academic College, claims that mice and rats are found all over the country, but in Bnei Brak there is a particularly high concentration of them. on the verge of collapse. These animals are mainly looking for food and water. They may bite, and thus transmit the severe E. coli bacteria. The rats also transmit parasites and virulent bacteria associated with feces. What is problematic is mainly their contact with food. If they touch the food and it is eaten by humans, they may also transmit salmonella, which usually comes from the feces of the rats, causes bloody diarrhea and damages the stomach.”

Moreover, Dr. Always points out that a rat bite can be particularly dangerous. “It can transmit rabies, E. coli, infectious hepatitis E and typhoid. There are 50 types of bacteria that the rats transmit when they bite or touch. After a rat or mouse bite, a tetanus vaccine must be given within a few minutes, otherwise it may cause paralysis. I suggest to the residents of Bnei Brak and to everyone, in fact, to make sure that he is vaccinated and that the vaccination is valid.”

In addition, she suggests taking precautions that may reduce the phenomenon. “Sewage openings must be closed, piping arranged, water sources removed, holes in the walls and ceiling of houses sealed, avoiding throwing leftover food in the streets and general maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene.”

 

 

 

Municipality of Bnei Brak: “The plague of mice in the city is a serious phenomenon and a worrying nuisance. Unfortunately, the phenomenon is known and exists in a number of cities throughout the country, but Bnei Brak has been suffering from it severely since the excavations of the light rail along the entire route of the Jabotinsky axis began. The issue is at the center of the agenda of the municipality of Bnei Brak For a long time, Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel, and as such, the rats find a place here.

“The municipality conducted a unique and innovative pilot that included an outline of increased cleaning, massive pest control and encouraging the removal of private waste in the yards of houses. We are studying the issue, there is no magic formula here. This is a dense city with 230 thousand people on an area of ​​7,000 dunams. In accordance with the mayor’s request, the council decided At its last meeting, the city discussed a variety of measures, including an investment of approximately NIS 8 million to replace all open garbage cans (“frogs”), in addition to 100 hidden bins that will be installed throughout the city in addition to over 80 bins whose installation has been completed these days, something that all experts believe will bring Gradually to reduce the scope of the mice phenomenon. At the same time, a massive pest control activity will be carried out throughout the city in accordance with the commitment to the basics of protecting the environment, maintaining the health of the city’s residents and protecting the animals in accordance with the law. Additional measures are: scattering traps, spreading contaminated food and increasing the residents’ awareness of garbage disposal We are determined to do everything, and in every way to eradicate the phenomenon completely.”