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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Globally, over 48 mammal and 485 bird species have been infected, including house mice and cats.
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Crystal Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
The house mouse, roof rat and Norway rat are prolific breeders, the agency says on its website, and frequent pests in residential and urban areas.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Crystal Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
The house mouse, roof rat and Norway rat are prolific breeders, the agency says on its website, and frequent pests in residential and urban areas.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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“House mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20mouse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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