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Duppers

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9. Omg! Thank you for giving us a heads up!

Reply to OhioChick (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:58 AM

Mar 2021

Thank goodness we've had no signs of mice in years. Now I wonder how many other species could act as a vector...say if a cat caught an infected mouse.

OC, sincerely hope your ER physician sons are still holding up under all the tremendous pressure.
Hugs, my friend.

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This is Extremely BAD (link to tweet) [View all] OhioChick Mar 2021 OP

Figures, I have been trying to rid the house and shed of mice and rats. 5X Mar 2021 #1

Get rid of them the best that you can.... OhioChick Mar 2021 #2

I got the first one, get the second next week. 5X Mar 2021 #3

Good to hear OhioChick Mar 2021 #4

I had a tree rat last week bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #16

Here in the U.S. southwest there are cases of hantavirus and plague that occur in abqtommy Mar 2021 #5

Like you.... OhioChick Mar 2021 #6

+1,000! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #8

Bubonic (etc.) plague is caused by a bacterium, not a virus muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #7

Also, the article emphasized mouse studies, wnylib Mar 2021 #13

What scares me about this is not so much that we could get it from mice, ramen Mar 2021 #14

Omg! Thank you for giving us a heads up! Duppers Mar 2021 #9

well, i was already thrilled that i finally solved my mouse problem. mopinko Mar 2021 #10

Ferrell cats and hawks... Maxheader Mar 2021 #11

I had mice make a nest in the insulation central scrutinizer Mar 2021 #12

on the bright side, this makes them easier to study in the lab... LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #15

"When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble, give a whistle..." Hortensis Mar 2021 #17

truly! LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #19

Kick dalton99a Mar 2021 #18