This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Beth,
We have a similar problem with mice at our off-site facility in a rural area. I recently came across a collection that had an abandoned mouse nest. While the artifacts were in polyethylene bags, the mice at through a couple of bags and left droppings next to and/or on the artifacts. We removed the bags and replaced with new ones, but the object is compromised. They have also left droppings on oversized ground stone. We clean by using a HEPA vacuum. We do not use any cleaning agents on the artifacts. The mice also made a nest in one of our dioramas (in storage). The mess was so extensive, we will have to dispose of the entire piece. Rachel Rachel Kaleilehua Malloy Anthropology Collections Manager Nevada State Museum 600 N. Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: 775.687.4810 x229 Fax: 775.687.4168 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] Cleaning objects exposed to mice infected with hantavirus This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth - You may want to go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, www.cdc.gov<http://www.cdc.gov>, where you will find lots of info about Hanta virus. States with high incidences of this disease reported to the CDC are in descending order: NM, CO, AZ, CA, WA, MT, TX, UT, NV, ID and OR. In the East, PA leads the way with 9 cases, NY has 3 and the remaining states 1. Tom Parker -----Original Message----- From: Holford, Elizabeth <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: pestlist <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 3:24 pm Subject: [pestlist] Cleaning objects exposed to mice infected with hantavirus This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Pestlisters, A colleague working at another museum has been faced with the problem of cleaning a diorama populated with museum objects, reproductions and props that have been in contact with mice (droppings, gnawing, etc.). Mice infected with hantavirus are a known problem in the region where this museum is located. I understand that UV exposure is an effective way to degrade the virus but I wanted to know if anyone has any further recommendations for treating/cleaning objects exposed to infected mice. Thanks for your help, Beth Holford ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
