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North American deer mouse

North American deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus, a rodent that serves as an important reservoir host for Sin Nombre virus in the United States.

NCBI TAXONOMY IDENTIFIER10042View source record ↗

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The deer mouse is a small North American rodent. Some deer mice carry Sin Nombre without having the same illness that infected people can develop.

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TopicMicrobiology & Immunity

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TaxonOrthohantavirus sinnombreensereservoir host for
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North American deer mouse · TaxonRESERVOIR HOST FOR →Orthohantavirus sinnombreense · Taxon

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about North American deer mouse.

databasePeromyscus maniculatus (Taxonomy ID 10042)NCBI Taxonomy articleHantavirus Pulmonary SyndromeCDC MMWR textbookEcology of Ecosystems: Hantavirus and El NiñoOpenStax Biology 2e
Research Claims

Reservoir competence and prevalence vary among place, time, and host populations. Rodent abundance alone is not a sufficient predictor of human cases.