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The non-native black rat was the only small mammal infected with Hantavirus in an immensely biodiverse region of Madagascar. Animals trapped in agricultural fields carried the disease more often than those trapped in homes or in the rainforest.

Hantavirus in Madagascar linked to black rats in agricultural areas

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