Quoted: John Orrock, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the virus, which is “relatively rare on San Clemente Island,” has been found only among the island’s deer mice — just one of several rodent species on the island.
“We’ve done limited rodent sampling on San Clemente Island, but historical data and our data suggest (Sin Nombre virus) is at a very low prevalence” on the island, Orrock said during a phone interview Wednesday. “On San Clemente, the mice that (potentially) have the virus aren’t the only mice on the island.”