Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US

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Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US
arstechnica.com

Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.

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Nah, this is global capitalism blindly moving goods across the planet as quickly and cheaply as possible so all the diseases are spreading thing.

Looks like both are suspected:

"But, with climate change and the human-facilitated spread of rats and other hosts..."

Yet we have global security theatre in airports that will fine you and seize stuff to prevent diseases being spread