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Kudos, Jenny. Our participants have to realize the primary vectors of Hantavirus are the deer mouse, white-footed mice, pack rats, and cotton rats. The city mouse vs. the country mouse is not a vector. The city mouse is Mus musculus and has not been indicted. So individuals should first know what mouse they're dealing with. If it's the city mouse, then the probability of it transmitting Hantavirus is extremely low. If it's a country mouse or a pack or cotton rat, that's a different story. Tom Parker -----Original Message----- From: Leasor, Jennifer <[email protected]> To: pestlist <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 25, 2013 4:40 pm 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] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- HI All, We (National Park Service - NPS) are developing new training materials and guidance on this topic, specifically. We are working with officials at the CDC, so the information will be consistent with their recommendations, as well. I believe I am familiar with the (NPS) museum you are referring to, Beth. We will also be providing recommendations, via an updated "Conserve-O'Gram" technical bulletin, for risk reduction and risk elimination in specific situations we encounter in collection storage, exhibit areas and historic structures. This information will also be available to other institutions and the public via links on the NPS.gov website. Regards, Jenny Leasor Jenny Barton Leasor, Curator National Park Service Pipe Spring National Monument HC 65 Box 5, 406 N. Pipe Spring Road Fredonia, Arizona 86022 Telephone: (928) 643-7105, Ext. 24 Facsimile: (928) 643-7583 Email: [email protected] On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth - You may want to go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, 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]> To: pestlist <[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] 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. 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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] -- Jenny Barton Leasor, Curator National Park Service Pipe Spring National Monument HC 65 Box 5, 406 N. Pipe Spring Road Fredonia, Arizona 86022 Telephone: (928) 643-7105, Ext. 24 Facsimile: (928) 643-7583 Email: [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. 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