Removing Deer Mice from Buildings and the Risk for Human Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus

Trapping and removing deer mice from ranch buildings resulted in an increased number of mice, including Sin Nombre virus antibody–positive mice, entering ranch buildings. Mouse removal without mouse proofing will not reduce and may even increase human exposure to Sin Nombre hantavirus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richard J. Douglass, Amy J. Kuenzi, Courtney Y. Williams, Samuel J. Douglass, James N. Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/3/02-0470_article