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Nutria can be infected with several
pathogens and parasites that can be
transmitted to humans, livestock, and
pets. |
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Burrowing is the most commonly
reported damage caused by nutria.
Nutria are notorious in Louisiana and
Texas for undermining and breaking
through water-retaining levees in
flooded fields used to produce rice
and crawfish. |
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At first glance, a casual
observer may misidentify a nutria as
either a beaver or a
muskrat, especially
when it is swimming. |
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Nutria depredation on crops is well
documented. In the United States, sugarcane
and rice are the primary crops
damaged by nutria. |