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Old 02-10-2009, 09:36 PM
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Re: Rat or other creature?

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Originally Posted by TheSeagull View Post
As far as I know you can live with voles and they do not pose any threat, unlike the rat which carry disease, to humans.
I'm afraid that is not true - voles carry leptospirosis, just as rats do, and a number of other not very nice diseases.

Not trying to do the voles down, just don't want people to be complacent about the risks of small rodents.

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