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Philadelphia names first rat abatement manager to fight infestations

Newly appointed to lead city rat control efforts

Philadelphia named its first rat abatement manager on Oct. 28. Adrian Jordan, a two-decade Public Health Department veteran, now coordinates the city's response to a rat problem that City Council recently called an urgent public health emergency.

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"I plan on making this thing work so the people can live a better life, for Philadelphia to be a better city."

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"We're kind of left to hoping for the best, and a lot of times, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And so the 'doesn't' part is what I want to fix."

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