“The deer mouse (genus Peromyscus) is the most abundant mammal in North America and it occupies almost every type of ...

Deer mice are primarily nocturnal omnivores (i.e. they'll eat meat and plants). It's important to identify this species. Unlike the house mouse, deer mouse droppings can spread hantavirus ...

led to the description of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and the identification of its etiologic agent—a previously unknown hantavirus now called sin nombre virus (SNV)—and its ...

Among the missing vials are Hendra virus, Lyssavirus and Hantavirus. The samples remain unaccounted for after the major breach of biosecurity controls. The breaches were discovered last August but ...