There has been a population explosion of California voles this year (2024) in Northern California. Folks have noticed and posted a lot more vole observations (both alive and dead) on iNat. I've put together this list of references about voles and vole diseases for those of us who are curious about voles.
California Vole Observations on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=97394&taxon_id=44326
About Voles (PennState Extension, Jan 5, 2007)
https://extension.psu.edu/voles
Northern California residents seeing vole infestations (DeNeeka Hill; KCRA-3 News; Jul 19, 2024)
https://www.kcra.com/article/northern-california-vole-infestations/61650922
Pest Notes: Voles (Meadow Mice) (R.A. Baldwin, April 2023, UC ANR Publication 7439)
https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/voles/pest-notes/?src=302-www&fr=3789#gsc.tab=0
Can Voles Carry Disease? What You Need to Know (Clay Jenkins, Feb 17, 2024)
https://petshun.com/article/do-voles-carry-disease
Rodent-born Diseases (National Park Service, May 10, 2023)
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/rodent-borne-diseases.htm
Zoonoses Associated with Rodents – Wild (Prepared by Office of the Campus Veterinarian and the Office of Research Assurances January 2021)
https://iacuc.wsu.edu/zoonoses-associated-with-rodents-wild/
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