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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

The scientists have also launched Fat Marmot Week, styled after Fat Bear Week, where the public can vote for their favourite rotund rodent in a bracket-style tournament at the end of August.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

If it hadn’t been for Annabeth, I’d still be a rodent, hiding in a hutch with a bunch of cute furry pirates.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

Humans usually contract it from fleas that have fed on infected wild rodents, or sometimes by handling the tissue or body fluids of a diseased animal, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Unconfirmed reports had suggested the woman fell ill either after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen or following a field trip to a region where plague is found naturally among wild rodents.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Studies of modern plague systems have shown that changes in climate can strongly affect outbreaks among wild rodents, which act as natural hosts for the bacterium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the end she gave her favorite rodents some feathers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Yet the nature of many of the chemicals used against insects, rodents, and weeds is such that they may strike directly at this system, disrupting its beautifully functioning mechanism.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson