Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hantavirus infection--southwestern United States: interim recommendations for risk reduction. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
This report provides interim recommendations for prevention and control of hantavirus infections associated with rodents in the southwestern United States. It is based on principles of rodent and infection control and contains specific recommendations for reducing rodent shelter and food sources in and around the home, recommendations for eliminating rodents inside the home and preventing them from entering the home, precautions for preventing hantavirus infection while rodent-contaminated areas are being cleaned up, prevention measures for persons who have occupational exposure to wild rodents, and precautions for campers and hikers.
Source and rights
Published by MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports, 1993. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Published
- 1993
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports
- PubMed
- 8413156
- Added to Prognia



