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".........Disease in North America that rodents may harbor or disseminate
(Purdue University Cooperative Extension).
Disease
Agent
Rodents Implicated
Bordetellosis
bacteria
rats
Encephalomyocarditis
virus
rats, mice
Leptospirosis
bacteria
rats, mice
Pseudorabies
virus
rats*
Salmonellosis
bacteria
rats, mice
Swine dysentery
bacteria
rats, mice
Swine erysipelas
bacteria
rats
Toxoplasmosis
protozoan
various rodents
Trichinosis
nematode
rats
Mice and rats transmit diseases to poultry, hogs and other animals. They consume and contaminate feed, and their constant gnawing causes extensive structural damage to buildings, including fires. All resulting in financial losses to you.
To compound the problem, rats and mice breed at an alarming rate. Livestock and other farm facilities provide ideal conditions for rodents to breed with abundant supplies of food, water and harborage. A small population of rodents, left unchecked, could explode to thousands in just a few months. "
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