To rid a habitat building or area, how should the building or area be cleaned?
Cleanup of Rodent Urine and Droppings and Contaminated Surfaces
During cleaning, wear rubber, latex, vinyl, or nitrile gloves, safety goggles and dust mask.
Spray rodent urine and droppings with a disinfectant or chlorine solution until thoroughly soaked. (See Cleanup of Dead Rodents and Rodent Nests.)
To avoid generating potentially infectious aerosols, do not vacuum or sweep rodent urine, droppings, or contaminated surfaces until they have been disinfected.
Use a paper towel to pick up the urine and droppings. Place the paper towel in the garbage.
After the rodent droppings and urine have been removed, disinfect items that might have been contaminated by rodents or their urine and droppings.
Mop floors with a disinfectant or chlorine solution.
Disinfect countertops, cabinets, drawers, and other durable surfaces with a disinfectant or chlorine solution.
Spray dirt floors with a disinfectant or chlorine solution.
Disinfect carpets with a disinfectant or with a commercial-grade steam cleaner or shampoo.
Steam-clean or shampoo rugs and upholstered furniture.
Launder potentially contaminated bedding and clothing with hot water and detergent. Use rubber, latex, vinyl, or nitrile gloves when handling contaminated laundry. Machine-dry laundry on a high setting or hang it to air dry in the sun.
Leave books, papers, and other items that cannot be cleaned with a liquid disinfectant or thrown away, outdoors in the sunlight for several hours, or in an indoor area free of rodents for approximately 1 week before cleanup. After that time, the virus should no longer be infectious. Wear rubber, latex, vinyl, or nitrile gloves and wipe the items with a cloth moistened with disinfectant.
Disinfect gloves before removing them with disinfectant or soap and water. After removing the clean gloves, thoroughly wash bare hands with soap and warm water.
Pretty dire situation.
