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.
Douglass
Richard J
RJ
Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701, USA. rdouglass@mtech.edu
Kuenzi
Amy J
AJ
Williams
Courtney Y
CY
Douglass
Samuel J
SJ
Mills
James N
JN
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D009009:Montana; D010542:Peromyscus / Q000821:virology*; D029261:Sin Nombre virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral