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. ----------------------------------------------------------- There is an excellent contribution on hantavirus by Jo Ann Martinez-Kilgore in Archives Conservators Discussion Group 2005: Hazardous Holdings<http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v24/bp24-13.pdf>. You may also search mentions and review papers by The AIC Health and Safety Committee<http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=751> . The worker should consult with an industrial hygienist to conduct a Job Hazard Analysis, review protocols to limit exposure and cross-contamination, and receive training in how to evaluate, purchase and properly use personal protective equipment (PPE).
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:55 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] 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]
