SAN DIEGO - For the second time in five weeks officials returned to Torrey Pines State Reserve to take took blood samples from wild mice to determine if more of the rodents are carrying hantavirus.
As pest management professionals know, humans typically acquire the virus by breathing in dust or other small particles that have been contaminated with the feces or urine of infected rodents.
Two out of eight or nine mice trapped at the park by vector control agents in late November tested positive for hantavirus, which has killed more than 375 people in the United States since 1993. San Diego County officials first announced results of the November testing on Dec. 29; they said lab work was delayed by the holidays.
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Source: www.signonsandiego.com
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