Study of Deer Mice on California's Channel Islands Provides New Information on Hantavirus

Study of Deer Mice on California's Channel Islands Provides New Information on Hantavirus
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:34:00 -0500

A little information can go a long way when it comes to understanding rodent-borne infectious disease, as shown by a new study led by scientist John Orrock of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and colleagues.

The researchers studied wild deer mouse populations on the Channel Islands off the southern coast of California.  The mice carry a variant of hantavirus--a disease spread by rodents--called Sin Nombre virus.

Results of the study appear in the May issue of the journal ...

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