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Those branches may have helped establish new reservoirs of Yersinia pestis in wild rodent populations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Earlier research had shown that ancient strains of Yersinia pestis were missing some of the genetic features that eventually allowed bubonic plague to spread efficiently through fleas and rodent hosts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Lineage has already deployed odor-control spray systems, industrial air scrubbers, and fly and rodent traps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

At Beowulf’s chirruping call, the little rodent scampered into the nursery and offered Penelope a great prize indeed: a single perfect acorn, carried with pride in those tiny, monkeylike paws.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Zookeepers will need to coax every bird, reptile, fish and mammal - from the largest rodents in the world to the greenest katydids - to the weighing scale.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Instead, they mark the rodents with dye and call them things like "dans_hat", "open_kite" and "Citroën".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Earlier studies found that flies and rodents lived longer when they consumed less protein, even when their overall calorie intake did not decline.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

I don't care now that Peeta's footfalls send rodents scurrying, make birds take wing.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins