house mouse
noun
: a common nearly cosmopolitan grayish-brown mouse (Mus musculus) that usually lives and breeds about buildings, may act as a vector of diseases, and is an important laboratory animal
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Roberts also worries that the current strain of the virus started out in wild birds but has since infected several species, including foxes, house mice, bears and domestic cats.
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Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
Last week, the federal government reported 36 more avian flu detections in house mice, as well as four more cases in domestic cats.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Earlier this month, house mice in New Mexico tested positive for the virus.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 June 2024
But that means the virus is inching closer to contact with people, since most people are more likely to encounter house mice than dairy cattle.
—Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024
Researchers are working to develop a house mouse that can give birth only to male offspring.
—Amy Gutmann, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
It’s also been found in at least 26 different kinds of mammals, including, most recently in the United States — cows, cats and house mice.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 June 2024
The virus is inching closer to humans The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that H5N1 has been found in 11 house mice in New Mexico.
—Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024
In contrast, similar-sized animals like house mice tend to live for just two years.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
Last week, the federal government reported 36 more avian flu detections in house mice, as well as four more cases in domestic cats.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Earlier this month, house mice in New Mexico tested positive for the virus.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 June 2024
But that means the virus is inching closer to contact with people, since most people are more likely to encounter house mice than dairy cattle.
—Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024
Researchers are working to develop a house mouse that can give birth only to male offspring.
—Amy Gutmann, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
It’s also been found in at least 26 different kinds of mammals, including, most recently in the United States — cows, cats and house mice.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 June 2024
The virus is inching closer to humans The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that H5N1 has been found in 11 house mice in New Mexico.
—Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024
In contrast, similar-sized animals like house mice tend to live for just two years.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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