Residents in a Baltimore County community said a growing rat problem has gotten so severe that it's now a health risk.

Towson Manor Village residents told WJZ that two dogs in the neighborhood recently contracted leptospirosis, a bacterial disease carried by rodents.

People who have lived in the neighborhood for decades said they've never seen the rats this bad.

On Friday, the Baltimore County Executive's Office said the Code Enforcement team will sweep the area on Monday, Aug. 25, and look for violations that could be bringing rats.

A spokesperson for the county executive's office said the Towson Manor Village neighborhood was exterminated in May and June and will be exterminated again in September.

"The Code Enforcement team has been proactive with sweeps and exterminations in this

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