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Rodents in Northeast develop poison resistance

Rats and mice in the U.S. Northeast are mutating, showing genetic resistance to rodenticides. Over a third of rats and 84% of mice tested carry mutations, increasing risks of spreading deadly diseases like leptospirosis and hantavirus to humans.