Arizona

and I think he brought one in the house, it was crawling on my foot and stung me when I went to brush it away. I know a (the?) guy that did most of the studies on hanta virus, and it doesn't seem to be present down here but dust masks are still a good idea. you can spray things down with bleach water to make sure.

I have been cleaning out our old barn the last couple weeks. no hanta so far LOL, plenty of rodents and their leavings. been trapping and catching several mice and a rat just about every day. what a mess!