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Norway rats, he said, pose significant risks to homes and human health. They are known carriers of diseases including jaundice, rat-bite fever, cowpox virus, trichinosis and salmonellosis.

Norway rats, he said, pose significant risks to homes and human health. They are known carriers of diseases including jaundice, rat-bite fever, cowpox virus, trichinosis and salmonellosis.

Norway rats, he said, pose significant risks to homes and human health. They are known carriers of diseases including jaundice, rat-bite fever, cowpox virus, trichinosis and salmonellosis.

Norway rats, he said, pose significant risks to homes and human health. They are known carriers of diseases including jaundice, rat-bite fever, cowpox virus, trichinosis and salmonellosis.

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According to the Smithsonian, female Norway rats can have seven litters a year with an average of eight pups per litter — or about 56 newborn rats per year.

Norway rats average about 16 inches in length, including their tails, and weigh from about half a pound to a pound, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.