Ngaahi uaea 'uhila 'oku lamu 'e he fanga ki'i manupuna mo e malu 'o e hantavirus 'o e 'uto¶

Ko hono ‘ilo‘i ha ki‘i mouse, ‘ikale, pe squirrel ‘oku ‘i loto ‘i ho loki ‘i ‘olungá, crawlspace, basement, pe ngaahi ava ‘o e ‘ā ‘okú ne ‘omai ‘a e ongo fakatu‘utāmaki vave, fakatu‘utāmaki ki he mo‘uí ‘a ia ko e tokolahi taha ‘o e kau ma‘u ‘apí ‘oku nau fakakovi‘i ta‘e‘ilo‘i. 'Uluakí, 'oku hokohoko atu 'a e gnaw 'a e rodents 'i he ngaahi uaea 'uhila 'ikai ukamea (Romex/PVC), 'o fakahaa'i 'a e mo'ui 120-volt pe 240-volt conductors kopa 'oku tanu hangatonu 'i lalo 'i he selulosi momoko pe fiberglass insulation 'a ia 'e lava ke tutu ai 'e ha 'uhila 'e taha 'o e arc ha fire fakafa'unga fakapulipuli. Uá, ko hono tafi, vekiume, pe puhi‘i ‘a e ngaahi ‘uhiki‘i manupuna mōmoá mo e me‘a faka‘uhiki‘i manupuna ‘oku fakamomoko ‘i he mimió ‘okú ne fakahū hangatonu atu ‘a e ngaahi momo‘i me‘a ‘oku ‘ikai hā mai ‘i he ‘eá ki ho ma‘ama‘á, ‘o fakatupunga ai ‘a e mahaki Hantaphoto Pulmonary Syndrosis (HPS), mofi hemorrhagic l, pe mofi ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fanga ki‘i manupuná, pe . ko e mahaki koliomeniniti.

Fai ʻeni he taimí ni .¶

1. Tapuni 'a e sēketi 'o e motuhi 'i he taimi pe ko ia kimu'a pea toki ala pe sivi'i 'a e uaea lamu: Kapau 'oku ke sio ki he sheathing 'o e uaea pelesitiki frayed, uaea kopa ngingila 'ata'ata, ngaahi faka'ilonga 'uli'uli 'o e vela, pe ko ha rodent 'oku 'uhila ofi ki ha uaea 'i ho'o 'aati, basement, pe 'a e ava 'o e me'angaue, 'oua 'e nearby 'a e uaea metal Alu ki ho'o panel sevesi 'uhila tefito pea flip 'a e sēketi 'o e va'a 'oku uesia (pe ko e Main Service Disconnect kapau 'oku 'ikai ke ke 'ilo'i pe ko e sēketi fē 'oku ne fafanga 'a e uaea ko ia) ki he tu'unga OFF.
2. Evacuate pea telefoni ki ho'o fika fakavavevave fakalotofonua kapau 'oku ke nanamu 'a e pelesitiki vela, fishy odors, pe sio ki he kohu: Kapau 'oku flickering 'a e ngaahi maama pea 'oku ke fanongo ki he crackling 'i loto 'i ha 'a, nanamu ki ha pungent rotting-ika pe vela-palasitika 'a e namu, pe sio ki he wisps 'o e kohu mei ha 'aati pe camberone fakalotofonua 'i tu'a 'i he camberhouse fakavavevave and get (911 ‘i he ‘Iunaite Seteté mo Kānata, 112 ‘i he kotoa ‘o e ‘Iunioni ‘Iulopé, 999 ‘i he Pule‘anga Fakatahatahá, pe 000 ‘i ‘Aositelēlia) pe vakai‘i ‘etau . ngaahi fika fakavavevave tohi fakahinohino. Toe vakaiʻi ʻetau . afi 'uhila mo e ngaahi 'uhila . fakahinohino ki he ngaahi tu’utu’uni fakamavahe’i kakato.
3. 'Oua 'aupito na'a ke tafi, vekiume, pe faka'aonga'i ha lau 'o e blower pe 'ea 'oku fakafefeka'i 'i he 'uha 'o e rodent momoko pe ngaahi 'uhiki: Faka'aonga'i 'o ha tafi'anga, polosi dustpan to'oto'o, vekiume falekoloa, pe vekiume 'i 'api 'i he mouse momoko pe feces 'o e 'ikale 'oku ne motuhi 'a e pellets brittle ki ha 'ao 'o e microsolid . houa ‘e 10. Ko hono mānava‘i na‘a mo ha ki‘i konga si‘i ‘o e efuefu ko ení ko e founga fika ‘uluaki ia ‘oku ma‘u ai ‘e he kakaí ‘a e mahaki Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, ‘a ia ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e tu‘unga mate ‘o e peseti ‘e 35 ki he 38.
4. Ventilate 'a e feitu'u 'oku tapuni 'i he miniti 'e 30 kimu'a pea toki hu ke fakama'a: Kimu'a pea toki fakahoha'asi ha loki 'oku 'i ai 'a e rodent, fale tau'anga me'alele, fale tauhi'anga, 'aati, pe fale, fakaava 'a e ngaahi matapa mo e ngaahi matapa sio'ata ki tu'a pea tuku 'a e feitu'u 'o faka'aufuli 'o 'ikai si'i hifo 'i he miniti 'e 30 ke tuku 'a e 'ea fo'ou stagna particle aisbor flush. ʻOua naʻá ke tuhuʻi hangatonu ha meʻa fakaʻauha puha ki he ngaahi ʻuhikiʻi manupuna mōmoá, he ʻe tekeʻi ʻe he matangí ʻa e efuefu ki he ʻeá.
5. Fakamomoko 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manupuna kotoa pe, fanga ki'i manupuna mate, mo e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manupuna 'aki 'a e 1:10 'o e 'api 'o e 'uhila 'i he miniti 'e 5 kimu'a pea toki holoholo'i: 'Ai 'a e nitrile 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha vai pe ko e ngaahi to'ukupu 'o e kapa, spray 'a e 'uhiki'i manupuna kotoa pe mo e 'uhiki'i manupuna 'o fakalelei'i 'aki ha 1-konga 'o e 'uli'uli ki he 9-konga 'o e vai 'o e disinfectant disinfectant fakalelei'i (pe ko ha EPA- 'oku 'i ai 'a e 'uha, tuku ke 'oua 'e si'i hifo he miniti kakato 'e 5 ke tamate'i 'a e vailasi pea ta'ofi 'a e efu mei he'ene 'alu hake, pea to'o hake 'a e me'a 'oku 'uha 'o faka'aonga'i 'a e ngaahi taueli pepa 'oku lava ke li'aki.
6. 'Oua 'aupito na'a tepi 'i ha uaea fale lamu 'aki 'a e tepi 'uhila pea tanu ia ki mui 'i lalo 'i he insulation: Takai 'uli'uli vinyl tepi 'uhila 'i ha rodent-gnawed 120V pe 240V uaea ko ha fakatu'utamaki lahi 'o e afi koe'uhi ko e nifo 'o e rodent nick mo manifinifi 'a e spo kopa fefeka conductor vela 'i he 'olunga-resistance 'iate ia pe, crehea . uta. Tuku 'a e circuit breaker OFF kae 'oua kuo motuhi 'e ha tokotaha ngaue 'uhila laiseni 'a e konga 'o e keipolo kuo maumau pea splices ia 'i loto 'i he ngaahi puha fehokotaki'anga 'oku 'ufi'ufi 'oku muimui ki he code.

Tafe 'a e tu'utu'uni 'uhila mo e biohazard 'o e rodent vave .¶

Muimui ki he hokohoko ko ʻení ʻi ha taimi pē te ke ʻilo ai ha maumau ʻa e fanga kiʻi ʻunufe ki he ngaahi uaea, ngaahi meʻangāue, pe ʻinisulasi ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻuʻulu mo e ngaahi ʻuhikí.

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Konga 1: Uaea 'uhila 'oku lamu 'e he fanga ki'i manupuna (ta'ofi 'o e afi mo e fakamavahe'i malu)¶

Ko e fanga ki‘i miusi, fanga ki‘i ikale ‘i he ‘aá, fanga ki‘i ikale ‘i Noaué, fanga ki‘i sikueá, mo e fanga ki‘i sipi ‘oku nau ma‘u ‘a e nifo ‘oku ‘atā ‘a e aka ‘oku tupu hokohoko ‘i he kotoa ‘o ‘enau mo‘uí, ‘o a‘u ki he senitimita ‘e 10 ki he 14 (‘inisi ‘e 4 ki he 5.5) ‘i he ta‘u. Ke tauhi honau nifó ke faile hifo mo chisel-māsila, kuo pau ke gnaw maʻu pē ʻe he fanga kiʻi rodents ʻa e ngaahi meʻa matolu. 'Oku mimic ofi 'a e diameter mo e texture 'o e ngaahi 'akau 'o e 'akau mo e ngaahi aka 'o e 'akau 'i he ngaahi uaea 'o e fale 'o e NM-B / Romex fale (hange ko e NM-B / Romex 'o e ngaahi uaea 'o e fale, ngaahi 'uhila 'o e ipu, ngaahi uaea 'o e HVAC thermostat, mo e ngaahi uaea 'o e me'alele) ofi 'a e diameter mo e texture 'o e ngaahi 'akau 'o e 'akau mo e ngaahi aka 'o e 'akau, pea mo e tokolahi 'o e soya-fakava'e 'i he uaea fakaonopooni pe aresulwing PVC 'oku fe'unga.

Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e uaea rodent-gnawed ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e afi fufuu ʻaupito¶

'I he taimi 'oku lamu ai ha rodent 'i he kote 'i tu'a 'o ha 120-volt pe 240-volt 'a e uaea 'i loto 'i ha 'a stud bay, siling joist 'a e feitu'u, pe 'a e faliki 'o e 'aati, 'Oku hoko 'a e ngaahi founga fakatu'utamaki 'e fa 'o e ta'elavame'a 'i he taimi tatau:

1. Parallel arcing 'i he ngaahi conductors 'ata'ata: Kapau 'oku to'o 'e he rodent 'a e insulation 'o e 'uli'uli (pe lanumata) "vela" conductor mo e hinehina (pe lanu pulu) "neutral" conductor pe uaea kelekele kopa 'ata'ata, 'e lava ke puna 'a e 'uhila 'i he tafa'aki 'o e rodent pelesitiki charred pe 'o fakafou 'i he conductive. Ko ha ‘āke ‘uhila fakafehoanaki ‘oku vela ia ‘i he tikilī Selisiasi ‘e 3,000 ki he 5,500 (tikilī Fālenihai ‘e 5,400 ki he 10,000), ‘o ne ‘uha ‘a e ngaahi mata‘itofe kopa vai ki he ‘akau mōmoa mo e ‘inisulasi ‘oku takatakaí.
2. **Fakahokohoko 'o e vela mei he notched 'a e ngaahi filo kopa **: Neongo kapau 'oku lamu pe 'a e rodent 'o fakafou 'i he insulation 'o ha uaea 'e taha pea 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakatupu ha sēketi nounou 'oku ne faka'auha ha breaker angamaheni, 'oku fa'a gouge pe notch 'e hono nifo 'o e hele-masila 'a e conductor kopa 'iate ia pe, fakasi'isi'i ha 14-AWG cross-wireseal to 12 . matolu. ʻI hoʻo fakamoʻui ha maikoloueiví, meʻa fakamāfana ʻo e ʻataá, pe meʻa fakamāfana ʻulu ʻi lalo ʻi he sēketi ko iá, ʻoku fakamālohiʻi kotoa ʻa e amps ʻe 15 ki he 20 ʻi he kiʻi bottleneck pinched ko iá, ʻo fakatupu ai ʻa e feituʻu notched ke ulo kulokula-vela ʻo hangē ha ʻelemēniti toaster ʻo ʻikai ha taimi ʻe tūkia ai ha sēketi fakamakinito-mafana angamaheni.
3. Ko e naunau 'o e 'uhiki'i manu vela 'oku fakafonu hangatonu ki he uaea: 'Oku langa 'e he fanga ki'i manupuna 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manu spherical mei he pepa momoko shredded, kaati, lint dryer, fulufulua mei he fiberglass pe selulosi 'o e 'uhila, lau'i'akau momoko, mo e ngaahi va'a, fa'a tonu 'i 'olunga 'i he ngaahi puha fehokotaki'anga 'uhila mafana pe cecessi lava ke transformi 'a e maama. ‘I he taimi ‘oku arc ai ha uaea kuo lamu, ‘okú ne tangutu ‘i loto ‘i ha tinderbox ‘o e me‘a fakatupu ‘uhiki‘i manu mōmoa ‘oku fefiofi mo e mimi mo e feces ‘oku lahi ai ‘a e ‘amonia.
4. Sino 'o e rodent 'oku 'uhila 'oku ngaue ko ha resistive bridge: 'Oku fu'u angamaheni 'aupito ki ha 'ikale pe mouse ke ne u'u ki he uaea vela lolotonga 'ene ala ki he uaea kelekele pe puha ukamea, 'uhila 'a e monumanu 'i he taimi pe ko ia. Kae ‘oua kuo mōmoa faka‘aufuli ‘a e sinó, ‘oku fakahoko ‘e he ‘uha mo e ngaahi me‘a ‘oku ‘i he sino ‘o e manú ‘a e ‘uhila ‘i he vaha‘a ‘o e ngaahi uaeá, ‘o kohu, ifi, pea namu kovi ‘i loto ‘i he silingí pe kapineti ‘o e me‘angāué.

Fakafuofua'i 'a e mamafa 'o e uaea lamu mo e ngaahi ngaue 'oku fie ma'u ke fakalelei'i¶

'Oua 'aupito na'a ke mate'i pe 'oku "malu fe'unga" ha uaea gnawed ke mavahe energized. Faka'aonga'i 'a e tepile fakatotolo ko 'eni hili hono tapuni 'o e circuit breaker mo fakapapau'i 'oku mate 'a e uaea 'aki ha me'a sivi voliume 'ikai fetu'utaki.

Konga 2: Mahino 'a e Hantavirus mo e ngaahi mahaki 'oku 'ave 'e he rodent¶

Ki mu‘a ke ke fakama‘a ha ki‘i mouse ‘e taha ‘oku tō, rodent mate, pe shredded ‘uhiki‘i manu takatakai ‘i ho‘o uaea lamu, kuo pau ke mahino kiate koe ‘a e founga ‘oku uesia ai ‘e he rodent pathogens ‘a e tangatá. ‘I he kotoa ‘o ‘Amelika Tokelaú mo e Tongá, ‘Iulope, mo ‘Ēsiá, ‘oku ‘ave ai ‘e he fanga ki‘i manupuna vaó ‘a e ngaahi vailasi mo e pekitilia fakatu‘utāmaki ki he mo‘uí ‘i honau huhu‘á, mimió, mo e fe‘au‘auhí, na‘a mo e taimi ‘oku hā ai ‘a e fanga manú tonu ‘oku nau mo‘ui lelei mo longomo‘ui kakato.

Ko e ngaahi mahaki tefito ‘oku ma‘u mei he fanga ki‘i manupuna mo e ngaahi hala ‘oku mafola ai¶

Founga ke tala ai ha ki'i mouse 'o e 'asi (ma'olunga 'a e hantavirus fakatu'utamaki) mei ha ki'i mouse 'o e fale angamaheni¶

Lolotonga kuo pau ke ke faito'o 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manupuna vao kotoa pe mo e mimi 'oku malava ke pipihi, 'Oku tokoni 'a e 'ilo'i pe 'oku nesting 'a e fanga ki'i mice 'i ho'o 'aati, fale tau'anga me'alele, pe fale nofo'anga ke ke fua ho'o fakatu'utamaki 'o e faka'ali'ali 'i 'Amelika Tokelau:

• Mouse 'o e Tia (Peromyscus maniculatus): 'Oku 'i ai 'a e sino mo e hiku 'oku lanu ua, 'oku lanu 'uli'uli pe kulokula-lanumata 'a e tu'a mo e kete hinehina ma'a, va'e hinehina, mo ha hiku 'oku lanu ua (lanumata 'i 'olunga, hinehina a largemin 'i he tafa'aki lalo). ‘Oku tupulekina ‘a e fanga ki‘i miule ‘i he ngaahi feitu‘u ‘i he tukui koló, ‘akaú, ngaahi kolomu‘á, mo e ngaahi feitu‘u mā‘olungá pea ‘oku nau fa‘a hiki ki he ngaahi loki ‘i ‘olungá, ngaahi fale tau‘anga me‘alelé, ngaahi fale tau‘anga me‘alelé, ngaahi RV, mo e ngaahi fale nofo‘anga fakafa‘ahita‘ú.
• Common House Mouse (Mus musculus): 'Oku uniformly efuefu hina pe lanu 'uli'uli ma'ama'a 'i he kotoa (fakatou'osi 'a e tu'a mo e kete 'oku meimei tatau 'a e malumalu muted), mo ha scaly, meimei hairless hiku 'oku fakapo'uli 'i he hala kotoa pe.

Konga 3: Sitepu-ki-sitepu CDC wet-disinfection polokalama ki he 'uhiki'i manupuna, mimi, mo e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manu¶

Ko e ngaahi Senita ki hono Pule'i mo e Ta'ofi 'o e Mahaki (CDC, 'Iunaiteti Siteiti), Potungaue Mo'ui 'a e Kakai 'o Kanata, mo e Potungaue Malu'i 'o e Mo'ui 'a Pilitania (UKHSA) 'oku nau fakamamafa'i kotoa 'a e tu'utu'uni fakava'e 'e taha ki hono fakama'a 'o e rodent biohazard: tauhi 'a e me'a kotoa pe ke momoa koe'uhi ke 'ikai ha efu 'e hoko 'i he 'ea.

Sitepu 1: Fakatahatahaʻi hoʻo meʻangāue maluʻi fakafoʻituituí (PPE) mo e meʻa fakaʻauha mahakí .¶

Kimuʻa peá ke hū ki he lokí, loki ʻi ʻolungá, pe loki ʻi laló ke fakamaʻá, tānaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení:

• Ko e ngaahi to'ukupu 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha vai: Ko e ngaahi to'ukupu fufulu ipu 'i 'api 'oku lava ke toe faka'aonga'i 'a e nitrile, latex, pe mamafa-fatongia mamafa. ʻOua naʻá ke teitei fakaʻaongaʻi ha ngaahi kofunima ngāue tupenu, kiliʻimanu, pe kaniva ke ala ki he ʻuʻulu pe fanga kiʻi manupuna mate, he ʻoku mimisi ʻe he tupenu ʻoku ʻi ai hono ngaahi ava ʻa e vai ʻoku ʻuliʻí ki ho kilí.
• Toki fefiofi 1:10 'api 'o e bleach solution 'i ha hina spray:
• Fakafefiofi konga 'e 1 'o e me'a faka'uli 'o e 'api 'oku 'ikai ke nanamu ma'u pe (5% ki he 8.25% sotiume hypochlorite) mo e konga 'e 9 'o e vai 'o e paipa momoko (hange ko 'eni, 1.5 ipu / 360 mililita 'o e me'a faka'uli 'i he 1 kaloni / 3.8 lita 'o e vai, pe 100 mililita 'o e00).
• Fakafefiofi ma'u pe 'a e bleach solution fo'ou 'i he 'aho 'o e fakama'a, 'o hange ko e diluted bleach 'oku mole hono malohi virucidal hili 'a e houa 'e 24.
• Founga kehe ki he ngaahi funga 'oku ongo'i 'e he bleach (ngaahi kapeti, upholstery, pe ngaahi 'atakai 'uhila ukamea 'ata'ataa): Faka'aonga'i ha spray fakakomesiale 'o e disinfectant kuo lesisita 'e ho'o kautaha fakafonua 'o e 'atakai (hange ko ha EPA-lesisita 'o e disinfectant 'i he 'Iunaiteti Siteiti) 'a ia ko hono faka'ilonga 'oku fakahaa'i mahino ngaahi vailasi kolona/hantavailasi, pe ko ha faito'o faka'auha mahaki 'oku fakavave'i 'aki 'a e 0.5% 'o e haitoloseni perokisaiti.
• Ngaahi taueli pepa 'oku lava ke li'aki mo e ongo kato veve pelesitiki mamafa (ki he double-bagging).
• Ki he ngaahi 'ohofi mamafa ('aati, ngaahi feitu'u totolo, ngaahi fale 'oku 'i ai 'a e ngaahi fu'u 'o e 'uhiki'i manupuna, fanga ki'i manupuna mate, pe nga'unu 'a e 'ea 'oku ngaue): Tui ha me'a fakapulipuli 'oku fakangofua 'e he N100 pe P100 'oku fakangofua 'e he NIOSH** (pe ko ha me'a faka'ata 'Iulope **FFP3 mo ** fe-ed Fakatokanga'i ange ko ha mask tafa pepa vetevete faingofua pe mask efu tupenu manifinifi 'oku 'ikai ke ne sila'i 'a e fofonga pea 'oku 'ikai ke ne malu'i mei he bioaerosols lelei 'o e vailasi lolotonga 'a e fakalelei'i 'o e 'aati mamafa.

Sitepu 2: Kolosi-'ea 'a e feitu'u 'i he miniti 'e 30 .¶

1. Fakaava kotoa 'a e ngaahi matapa 'i tu'a, ngaahi matapa sio'ata, ngaahi matapa 'o e fale tau'anga me'alele, pe ngaahi 'aati gable vents 'i he feitu'u 'oku uesia ke fakatupu ha fefakatau'aki 'ea 'i tu'a 'oku 'ikai ke ngaue.
2. Lue atu mei he feitu'u pea nofo 'i tu'a 'o 'ikai si'i hifo he miniti 'e 30 lolotonga ia 'oku fakavaivai'i 'e he 'ea fo'ou ha ngaahi momo'i me'a 'o e vailasi 'oku tu'u 'i he 'ea.
3. Tafoki OFF 'a e fan 'o e central heating pe air conditioning (HVAC) 'o e 'api lolotonga 'a e fakama'a ke 'oua na'a mimisi 'e he ngaahi halanga fakafoki 'a e ngaahi momo'i me'a 'oku 'i he 'ea mei he loki pea puhi'i kinautolu ki he ngaahi loki mohe.

Sitepu 3: Spray, fakamomoko 'i ha miniti 'e 5, pea holoholo'i ('oua 'aupito na'a ke tafi pe vekiume)¶

1. Tui ho'o ngaahi to'ukupu 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha vai (pea mo e me'a manava N100/P100 kapau 'oku ke fakama'a ha 'aati mamafa pe fale 'oku 'i ai ha 'oho).
2. Puke 'a e nozzle 'o e hina spray 'i ha kohu fefeka pe fokotu'utu'u 'o e vaitafe ('ikai ko ha vakapuna ma'olunga-'oku ne blasts 'a e pellets momoko 'i he tafa'aki 'o e faliki) pea fakafonu faka'auliliki 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manu kotoa pe 'o e rodent, ngaahi 'uli 'o e mimi, mo e ngaahi fu'u 'uhiki'i manupuna 'aki 'a e 1:10 'a e fakalelei'i 'o e bleach pe disinfectant fakakomesiale soglieak kae 'oua kuo nau and.
3. Tatali miniti kakato 'e 5 (vakai'i ho'o uati): 'Oua 'e holoholo'i 'a e 'uhiki'i manu 'i he hili pe hono lulululu. 'Oku fie ma'u 'e he disinfectant 'a e miniti 'e 5 'o e taimi fetu'utaki 'oku 'i ai 'a e vai ke hū ki he me'a faka'okani kuo fakamomoa, faka'auha 'a e 'envelope lipid 'o e hantavirus, pea ha'i 'a e ngaahi momo'i me'a efu kotoa pe ki ha fakapipiki 'oku 'i ai 'a e vai.
4. Fakatoka ʻa e ngaahi taueli pepa ʻoku lava ke liʻakí ʻo fakahangatonu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kuo fakamomokó pea ʻai ʻa e meʻangāué ki loto ki he lotomālie ʻo e tauelé ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe smears ki tuʻa.
5. Tuku leva ʻa e ngaahi taueli pepa ʻulí ki ha kato veve pelesitiki ʻoku puke ʻi he tafaʻaki tonu ʻo hoʻo feituʻu ngāué (ʻoua naʻá ke ʻave ha ngaahi taueli ʻoku tō ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e falé).
6. Ko e taimi pē ʻoku toʻo kotoa ai ʻa e ngaahi peleti ʻoku ʻasi mo e ngaahi veve ʻo e ʻuhikí, lulululu ʻa e faliki ʻataʻatā, fata, pe subfloor ʻi ha taimi hono ua ʻaki ʻa e huhuʻa fakaʻauha mahakí pea mopi pe sponge ʻa e funga kotoa ʻo maʻa.

Sitepu 4: Li'aki malu 'o e fanga ki'i manupuna mate mo e ngaahi tauhele puna .¶

Kapau naʻá ke maʻu ha fanga kiʻi miule pe fanga kiʻi ikale ʻi ha ngaahi tauhele fakaʻauha pe maʻu ha sino ʻo e fanga kiʻi ikale ʻoku ʻuhila pe konaʻi:

1. Spray 'a e rodent mate kotoa, 'a e tauhele, mo ha senitimita 'e 15 ('inisi 'e 6) 'a e takatakai 'i he sino 'o e mate 'aki ho'o 1:10 'a e founga faka'uli pe faka'auha fakakomesiale kae 'oua kuo 'osi 'a e fulufulu'i manu ('oku tamate'i 'e he me'a ni 'a e ongo vailasi 'o e funga mo e ectoparasites hange ko e fanga ki'i manupuna, fanga ki'i manupuna, mo e fanga ki'i manupuna 'oku li'aki 'e he car bioca).
2. Tuku ke fakamomoko 'a e sino kuo spray mo e tauhele 'i he miniti kakato 'e 5.
3. Kapau ʻoku liʻaki ʻa e tauhele fakataha mo e ʻuhikiʻi manupuna, ʻai ha kato pelesitiki fakatau koloa ʻoku fakafetongi ʻi ho nima ʻoku ʻi ai hono toʻukupu, puke ʻa e tauhele sūsū mo e ʻuhikiʻi manupuna ʻo fakafou ʻi he kato, fakafetongi ʻa e kato ʻo takai ʻi he sino ʻo e maté, nonoʻo fefeka ia ʻi ha noʻo, pea fokotuʻu ʻa e kato silaʻi ko iá ʻi loto ʻi ha kato veve pelesitiki mamafa hono ua.
4. Kapau 'oku ke palani ke toe faka'aonga'i ha tauhele 'akau pe pelesitiki snap, puke 'a e tauhele 'i 'olunga 'i he kato veve pelesitiki 'oku fakaava, tukuange 'a e pa puna koe'uhi ke to hangatonu 'a e sino 'o e sino 'o e 'uha ki he kato 'o 'ikai ke pa ki ho nima, pea fakamomoko 'a e tauhele 'ata'ataa kotoa 'i he 1:10 bleach solution 'i ha miniti 'e 10 kimu'a pea toki fufulu 'aki 'a e vai.
5. Silaʻi lelei ʻa e kato veve ʻi tuʻá pea tuku ia ʻi ha puha veve ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻi tuʻa ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fakaava ʻe he fanga manú.

Sitepu 5: To'o malu 'o e to'ukupu mo e fufulu nima .¶

Ko hono toʻo taʻetokanga hoʻo ngaahi kofunimá ʻe lava ke ne hiki ʻa e vailasi pe pekitilia ʻoku momokó ki ho ongo louhiʻi nimá ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻi aí:

1. Kimu'a pea ke to'o ho'o ngaahi kofunima, fufulu fakalelei ho nima kuo kofunima 'aki 'a e sopu mo e vai mafana 'oku tafe (pe milimili 'aki 'a e 1:10 bleach solution pea hoko atu ki he vai) ke to'o 'a e 'uli lahi mei tu'a 'i he nitrile pe 'o e kapa.
2. Peel the first glove off from the wrist cuff so it turns inside out, holding it in your still-gloved hand, then slide two bare fingers under the cuff of the second glove and peel it inside out over the first glove.
3. Liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kofunima ʻoku lava ke liʻakí ki he kato veve ʻi tuʻá.
4. Fufulu fakalelei leva ho ongo nima mo e ongo nima ‘oku ‘ikai ha me‘a ‘i ai ‘aki ‘a e sopu mo e vai tafe māfana ‘o ‘ikai si‘i hifo he sekoni ‘e 20 ki he 30 (pe ngāue‘aki ha me‘a fakama‘a nima ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ‘olokaholo ‘e 60%+ kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ma‘u fakataimi ‘a e vai tafe, pea fufulu leva ‘aki ‘a e sopu mo e vai ‘i ho‘o a‘u pē ki ha sinó).

Fakamaʻa ʻa e ʻinisulasi ʻo e ʻatí ʻoku ʻuliʻí, ngaahi tupenú, ngaahi kāpetí, mo e ngaahi halanga HVAC¶

Rodents rarely restrict their activity to smooth, easily bleached tile floors. Use these official agency protocols for porous and sensitive household materials:

1. 'Uli 'o e fio sio'ata pe selulosi 'o e 'aati mo e crawlspace 'o e 'inisulasi .¶

• Localized contamination around a single nest or chewed wire: Wearing waterproof gloves, protective coveralls, goggles, and an N100/P100 (FFP3) respirator, mist the soiled patch of fiberglass batting or loose-fill cellulose thoroughly with 1:10 bleach solution or disinfectant until damp (make sure all nearby electrical circuits are turned OFF at the breaker panel first so you do not spray water onto live junction boxes). Wait 5 minutes, lift the wet insulation and nest directly into heavy-duty contractor trash bags, seal the bags in the attic before carrying them down through the house, and wipe the exposed wood joists with disinfectant before laying new insulation.
• Mafola 'a e 'aati: Kapau 'oku 'ufi'ufi 'e he rodent tunneling, saturation 'o e mimi, mo e droppings 'a e ngaahi feitu'u lahi 'o e 'aati, 'oua 'e ngaue'aki ha vekiume falekoloa 'i 'api angamaheni. 'Oku faka'aonga'i 'e he kau konituleki fakalelei'i fakapalofesinale 'a e ngaahi vekiume makehe 'i tu'a-tu'unga 'o e 'ea kovi 'i he tafa'aki 'o e fofonga kakato P100 respirators mo e ngaahi suti Tyvek ke to'o 'a e insulation 'uli 'o 'ikai presurizing 'a e feitu'u nofo'anga 'i lalo.

2. Kofu, mohenga, mo e fanga monumanu fakafonu .¶

• Machine-washable items: Spray any visible dry droppings on the fabric with commercial disinfectant (not bleach if you want to save the fabric), wait 5 minutes, lift off the pellets with a paper towel, and place the laundry directly into the washing machine without shaking the clothes out in the air. Wash on the hot water cycle (\(60°\text{C} / 140°\text{F}\) or higher) with normal laundry detergent, then dry on the high heat setting in a clothes dryer (or hang outside in direct UV sunlight for several hours). Hantavirus is rapidly inactivated by heat, detergent, and ultraviolet light.
• Ngaahi me'alele, ngaahi sofa 'oku 'ufi'ufi, mo e ngaahi kapeti 'oku 'ikai lava ke 'alu 'i ha misini fufulu: 'Oua 'aupito na'a ke dry-vacuum 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manu mei ha sofa pe fala. Mist 'a e ngaahi 'uhiki'i manu 'aki ha upholstery-malu EPA-lesisita virucidal disinfectant, tatali miniti 'e 5, blot hake 'a e pellets 'aki 'a e ngaahi taueli pepa, pea toki fakama'a 'a e tupenu pe kapeti 'o faka'aonga'i ha fakakomesiale vela-vai 'o e kohu fakama'a pe kapeti 'oku 'i ai 'a e 'ea 'oku uta 'aki 'a e disin. Kapau kuo lamu ha me‘a-mohe pe ‘ulumotu‘a foam ‘o fakaava pea ‘u‘ulu ‘i loto ‘e he fanga ki‘i manupuna, faka‘auha ia, takai‘i ia ‘aki ha ngaahi la‘ipepa pelesitiki mamafa, pea li‘aki ia.

3. Ngaahi tohi, ngaahi faile pepa, mo e ngaahi puha kaati ‘oku tauhi ‘i he ngaahi loki ‘i lalofonuá pe ngaahi fale kaá .¶

• Li‘aki ha ngaahi puha kaati ‘oku ‘uli‘i ‘aki ‘a e mimi ‘o e fanga ki‘i manupuna pe ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi ‘uhiki‘i manupuna, he ‘oku tauhele‘i ‘e he ngaahi halanga fuhu kaati ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ‘u‘ulu ‘o e mimi pea ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke faka‘auha ‘a e mahakí.
• For irreplaceable books, photo albums, or paper documents that cannot be soaked with liquid bleach or thrown away: carry the box outdoors into an open, breezy area while wearing gloves and a mask, wipe the covers with a cloth dampened (not dripping) with disinfectant or 70% isopropyl alcohol, and leave the papers in direct outdoor sunlight or store them untouched in a sealed rodent-proof plastic bin in a dry room above \(20°\text{C} (68°\text{F})\) for at least 2 to 3 weeks (hantaviruses cannot survive outside a host for more than a few days in direct sunlight or more than 1 to 2 weeks at room temperature on dry surfaces).

Siofi fakafaito'o hili hono faka'ali'ali mo e lisi tu'uma'u 'o e tuku ki tu'a 'o e rodent¶

After completing your electrical isolation and wet disinfection, track your health and seal the entry points so rodents cannot re-enter and chew the newly repaired wiring.

• Monitor everyone who was in the space for 8 full weeks for flu-like or respiratory symptoms: Because Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome has an incubation period of 1 to 8 weeks, mark the cleanup date on your calendar. If you or anyone in your household develops a fever above \(38°\text{C} (100.4°\text{F})\), deep muscle aches in the thighs, hips, or lower back, chills, headache, nausea, or any coughing or shortness of breath within 8 weeks of rodent exposure, go to a hospital emergency department immediately and tell the triage nurse and physician explicitly that you had recent exposure to rodent droppings or nests. Early ICU oxygenation and fluid management save lives.
• Discard all food, pet kibble, and water containers that rodents could have touched: Throw away any cardboard pantry boxes, bags of flour, rice, or dog food that show gnaw marks or sit on shelves with droppings. Wash canned goods and glass jars with soap and water before opening them.
• Seal every exterior gap larger than 6 millimeters (¼ inch) with steel mesh: A juvenile mouse can squeeze its flexible skull and ribcage through a hole the diameter of a standard wooden pencil (6 millimeters / ¼ inch), and a rat can squeeze through a 12-millimeter (½-inch) gap. Do not use plain expanding polyurethane spray foam, rubber caulk, or plastic screening alone, rodents chew right through them in minutes. Stuff all gaps around AC lines, gas pipes, dryer vents, sill plates, and attic soffits tightly with coarse grade #0000 steel wool, copper mesh (Stuf-Fit), or 6-millimeter (¼-inch) galvanized hardware cloth, and then seal around the metal mesh with elastomeric sealant or mortar.
• Install stainless-steel dishwasher and range cord sleeves: When reconnecting a dishwasher, gas range, or refrigerator after repairing chewed wires, slip a braided stainless-steel rodent-proof wire sleeve or flexible metal conduit over the power cord and water line where they pass through the cabinet wall.

Ngaahi fehu'i 'oku toutou 'eke .¶

Kuo vakaiʻi ʻa e ngaahi maʻuʻanga fakamatalá¶

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, United States): How to Safely Clean Up After Rodents (Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Prevention, 1:10 Bleach Disinfection Protocols, and Heavy Infestation PPE Guidance).
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA, United States): NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) Article 300 and 334: Protection Against Physical Damage to Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable and Junction Box Splice Requirements.
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC, Canada) and Health Canada: Hantavirus Prevention, Deer Mouse Identification, and Safe Workplace/Residential Rodent Cleanup Procedures.
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA, United Kingdom) and World Health Organization (WHO): Rodent-Borne Zoonoses: Leptospirosis, Hantavirus (HFRS), and Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Guidance.
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, United States): Registered Disinfectants for Rodent Excreta and Safe Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Exclusion Standards.

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