波士顿（Boston）灭鼠行动计划听证10月23日举行：议员再吁设“灭鼠沙皇”
位于马萨诸塞州萨福克县的波士顿（Boston），市议会市政服务听证会将于10月23日（周五）上午10时在市政厅五楼 Iannella 议事厅举行，并设线上参与，主题是检视“波士顿灭鼠行动计划”（BRAP）的实施现状。听证由市议员埃德·弗林主持。弗林表示，该计划确有积极步骤，但仍未采纳他与计划研究作者、知名城市鼠类学家博比·科里根博士的核心建议——正式设立类似纽约市的“灭鼠沙皇”专职统筹全市鼠害治理。他还质疑波士顿公共卫生委员会“当前虫害危机不构成严重公共健康风险”的判断，并援引塔夫茨大学2025年一项研究指出，波士顿老鼠已在携带并传播钩端螺旋体病。自2020年疫情以来，弗林每年都就虫害治理召集听证；他说疫情期间餐馆停业，老鼠转入居民区觅食，问题延续至今。居民可到场或通过Zoom作证，也可提交书面证词。
Boston Rodent Action Plan Hearing Set for October 23: Councilor Again Calls for a "Rat Czar"
BOSTON, Massachusetts — In Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, a City Council Committee on City Services hearing will be held on Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. in the Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of City Hall, with online participation available, to review implementation of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP). The hearing is chaired by Councilor Ed Flynn. Flynn said the plan has positive steps but still has not adopted the core recommendation he made with the plan study's author, noted urban rodent expert Dr. Bobby Corrigan — formally creating a dedicated "rat czar" post, similar to New York City's, to coordinate rodent control citywide. He also questioned the Boston Public Health Commission's judgment that the current pest crisis does not constitute a serious public health risk, citing a 2025 Tufts University study finding that Boston rats carry and spread leptospirosis. Flynn has convened pest-control hearings every year since the 2020 pandemic; he said rats moved into residential areas to forage when restaurants shut down during the pandemic, and the problem continues today. Residents may testify in person or via Zoom, or submit written testimony.
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