Diseases & Conditions Caused by Pests

Recorded Conditions

(Possible Under Certain Conditions)

NOTE: This information is provided as a customer service and is intended to make you aware of the potential risks of pest contact with humans, pets, and livestock. It is not intended to frighten you or cause panic. Please contact your health care professional if you have any questions about symptoms related to these (or other) diseases.

Shown are conditions that have occurred and those that may occur under favorable conditions.

Pest	Disease	Spread by
Norway Rats/Roof Rats	Murine Typhus	Rat flea bites
Norway Rats	Weils Disease	Rat urine
Rats	Rat-Bite Fever	Rat bite saliva
Mice	Rickettsial Pox Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis	Parasite mites Mouse saliva, urine, and feces
Deer Mice/White Footed Mice	Hantavirus Lyme Disease (from ticks)	Mouse droppings; urine; saliva Tick bites
Ticks (Chipmunks are considered the main carrier of deer ticks, and they can also be carried by Deer Mice)	Lyme Disease Babesiosis Ehrlichiosis/Anaplasmosis	Tick bites Bites from infected rodents, etc.
Mosquitoes	Eastern Encephalitis, Eastern Seacoast, West Nile Virus	Mosquito bites
Flies Flies are a major transmitter of diseases. Read more about flies.	Hepatitis, E. Coli, tapeworm, staph, salmonella	Contact with food, etc.

For More Information on Pest-Borne Diseases

The State of Massachusetts operates an Arborvirus Information web site. Two different arboviruses found in Massachusetts are West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE). That site discusses both.

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