title: 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.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Childs
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ehrenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006476:Orthohantavirus; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012375:Rodent Control; D012377:Rodentia; D015206:Southwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel