Hantavirus Prevention — Rodent Control & Safe Cleaning

Reading and reference.

• Prevention and safe cleaning

  Ventilate, avoid dry sweeping, use damp cleaning, and wear gloves and a mask in infested areas.

• How to safely clean a building after a rodent infestation

  Step-by-step protocol from CDC and WHO to disinfect spaces with rodent droppings without aerosolizing hantavirus.

• Hantavirus on cruise ships: what travelers should know

  After the 2026 multi-country cruise cluster, here is what cruise passengers and operators can do to reduce hantavirus exposure.

• Hantavirus prevention for rural travelers and outdoor enthusiasts

  Practical advice for hikers, hunters, farm visitors, and anyone spending time in rural areas where hantavirus circulates.

• Hantavirus prevention checklist for campers and RV travelers

  Action-by-action checklist to reduce hantavirus exposure when camping, sleeping in cabins, or traveling by RV in endemic regions.

• Workplace cleaning after rodent infestation: OSHA-aligned protocol

  Step-by-step procedure for employers, building managers, and pest-control operators to clean offices, warehouses, and barns after a rodent infestation.