[fireman15]

My friend in Arizona had mice in his garage, with a lot of droppings, and used a WETVAC to clean it up, and the EXHAUST AIR gave him the virus.....he was ill for weeks!!

We have rodent problems in our outbuilding over the winter. They are mostly deer mice. I always worry about hantavirus and wear a respirator while using a vacuum with a Hepa-filter. I prep by spraying the droppings down with bleach and sweeping up the ones that I can get to.

[CedarDave]

I’ve done the same - worn a respirator, used a vacuum with a HEPA filter and sprayed the area beforehand with 10% bleach solution in water. Wore nitrile gloves when moving boxes, tools, etc. and washed in soap and water before disposing, then soap and water for hands.