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Ellen Warren’s recent column about house mice didn’t mention that their droppings and urine can carry lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. LCMV crosses the placenta and can cause lethal birth defects in humans. LCMV has also been responsible for the deaths of patients who received organs from infected donors. Readers who want to learn more about LCMV and how to protect themselves when handling mouse traps, bait stations and dead mice should visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois Department of Public Health Web sites.
