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<br />.' General: Prevention: Clean Up! I CDC Hantaviruses <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Oo''VCI WYIUI CI U''';'II'IIV,",,''CU.l VI a IIJlA"-UIICO v, u.va.....11 C1IIU 1110'0:\.1:"_ "-'VOl' IVU{JIIL, <br />nesting materials or droppings in solution for 5 minutes before wiping up <br />with a paper towel or rag. Place the dead rodent or nesting materials in <br />a plastic bag and seal tightly. Place the full bag in a second plastic bag <br />and seal. Throw the bag into a covered trash can that is regularly <br />emptied. <br /> <br />Wash gloved hands with soap and water or spray a disinfectant or <br />bleach solution on gloves before taking them off. Wash hands with soap <br />and warm water after taking off your gloves. <br /> <br />Clean up cabins, sheds, barns, or other outbuildings <br /> <br />Before attempting to clean cabins, .!?hed~J;).i:jrns. or Qtb~routbuildinQs,i <br />i'open' all d()()rs andwindows for 30 minutes to allow for the diffusion of <br />potentially infectious aerosolized material. Wear rubber, latex, vinyl, or <br />nitrile gloves and clean up all rodent urine, droppings, nests, and dead <br />rodents using disinfectant or bleach and water. Mop floors or spray dirt <br />floors with a disinfectant or mixture of bleach and water. Clean <br />countertops, cabinets, and drawers with a disinfectant or a mixture of <br />bleach and water. <br /> <br />Clean up heavy rodent infestation <br /> <br />Special precautions should be used for cleaning homes or buildings with <br />heavy rodent infestation. Also, workers who are either hired specifically <br />to perform a clean-up or asked to do so as part of their work activities <br />should receive specific training about hantavirus from a health agency. <br />The special precautions may also apply to vacant dwellings that have <br />attracted large numbers of rodents and to dwellings and other structures <br />that have been occupied by persons with confirmed hantavirus infection. <br /> <br />Persons involved in the clean-up should wear coveralls (disposable, if <br />possible); rubber boots or disposable shoe covers; rubber, latex, vinyl, <br />or nitrile gloves; protective goggles; and an i:!QproRD<'ItereS-w[atQJY <br />R.r9~ection device, such as a half-mask air-purifying (or negative- <br />pressure) respirator with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter or <br />a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) with HEPA filters. Personal <br />protective gear should be decontaminated upon removal at the end of <br />the day. All potentially infective waste material (including respirator <br />filters) from clean-up operations that cannot be burned or deep buried <br />on site should be double bagged in appropriate plastic bags. The <br />bagged material should then be labeled as infectious (if it is to be <br />transported) and disposed of in accordance with local requirements for <br />infectious waste. <br /> <br />Clean up rodent food sources and nesting sites <br /> <br />E'r~','entcontClGt\oYit.bJQ.Qents by cleaning up your home, workplace, or <br />campsite. <br /> <br />http://www.cdc.gov/ncidodldiseases/hantalhps_stc/stc_c1ean.htm <br /> <br />11/1812005 <br />