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Hantavirus found in shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents

These critters were carrying the Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, which can be spread from rodents to humans but not from one person to another

WILDLIFE – BROWN RAT

The Brown Rat – Rattus norvegicus It’s safe to say the rats at the meadow are fast becoming one of my favourite animals to watch and photograph. These small mammals […]

This small rodent is at the center of theories about the hantavirus outbreak

The long-tailed pygmy rice rat is the primary host for Andes virus, the type of hantavirus responsible for sickening passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship

Nearly a Third of Rodents in the Pacific Northwest Carry Hantavirus Antibodies

Deer mice look, for the most part, like deer mice. Small, large-eyed, improbably soft. They turn up in barns and tool sheds across the American West without much fanfare, and most...

What Rodents In The Home Can Mean For Family Health And How To Reduce The Risk

Finding signs of rodents in the home can be unsettling. Mice and rats are more than just a nuisance, they can chew through food... The post What Rodents In The Home Can Mean For Fa...

Emerging technologies in rodent control for European poultry farms

Rodent infestations remain one of the most persistent challenges in poultry farming. Beyond damaging infrastructure and feed supplies, rodents are vectors of diseases that threaten...

Rodent infestations and attacks spread in Gaza tent camps

Rat infestations are spreading through Gaza’s displacement camps, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports.

California's Nutria Nightmare: Someone Really Likes These 20-Pound Rats

Bell Labs: Mouse iQ

Mouse iQ has a small footprint so technicians can target exactly where mice travel — including heat registers, drop ceilings, rafters and more. <p>The post Bell Labs: Mouse i...

DC is putting rats on birth control

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. “They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many,” one man told News4. Anot...

Rat Tales from the Attic Floor

18th century rodent cache tells rich botanical history

Hantavirus is a less common, but often deadly illness. Awareness and prevention are the best defenses.

Deer mice are the most common carriers of hantavirus.(Photo by Melvin Zettl, Unsplash)Not every cautionary tale about diseases spread by critters is limited to vector-carriers like...

Rats overrun Den Bosch student housing, residents demand action

A severe rat infestation is affecting residents along the Onderwijsboulevard in Den Bosch, where students report daily sightings of rodents near housing between Avans Hogeschool an...

Trumpet-snouted rats reveal extent of freshwater pollution

Researchers reveals the pollution in even remote mountain streams The post Trumpet-snouted rats reveal extent of freshwater pollution appeared first on The Wildlife Society.

Night-Time Noises Can Point to a Bigger Rodent Problem That One Trap Can’t Fix

It often starts with a faint scratching sound in the ceiling late at night. At first, it seems minor. Many homeowners assume it is just a single rat or mouse moving through the roo...

'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.

PelGar: Monark Soft Bait

Spring is in the air, and through the breeding season rodents will need higher-calorie foods to sustain their activity. <p>The post PelGar: Monark Soft Bait first appeared on...

Hantavirus prevalence in Pacific Northwest rats raises new concerns

A Washington State University study found that 30% of rodents in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho had evidence of previous exposure to the Sin Nombre virus (a hantavirus)...

In one forest, native rats remain. In another, only invaders.

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a lowland forest in southeastern Madagascar,...

Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak highlights persistent food safety risks from rodents

A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius in the South Atlantic is drawing renewed attention to rodent contamination as a serious food safety risk.As of May 12, the outbre...

Rat at large poses biosecurity risks for Scottish island, visitors warned

A rat spotted on Mousa which could pose a threat to the island’s nationally important bird population remains at large