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cotton rat

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Noun1.cotton rat - destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
Sigmodon hispidus
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
genus Sigmodon, Sigmodon - American cotton rats


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Serum from an experimentally infected, EVEV-immune cotton rat was included as a positive control.
Serologic evidence of widespread everglades virus activity in dogs, ... by Weaver, Scott C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The virus can penetrate airway cells of the cotton rat, a cross between a rat and a hamster.
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The difference in viremia level between the 2 enzootic strains has been reported for another VEEV reservoir host, the cotton rat, using 2 strains of Everglades virus (30).
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection of spiny rats by Weaver, Scott C. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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