Characteristics of a Deer Mouse The deer mouse is about five inches long, with: ... The white-footed mouse, rice rat, and cotton rat can also carry hantavirus strains.

In the U.S. most cases caused by the deer mouse are west of the Mississippi River, the Mayo Clinic said.. In the Northeast, the illness is caused by the white-footed mouse.

In the U.S. most cases caused by the deer mouse are west of the Mississippi River, the Mayo Clinic said.. In the Northeast, the illness is caused by the white-footed mouse.

A 50-plus year old Douglas County woman was hospitalized for a confirmed second case of hantavirus this summer, Carson City ...

In the U.S. most cases caused by the deer mouse are west of the Mississippi River, the Mayo Clinic said.. In the Northeast, the illness is caused by the white-footed mouse.