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    Article

    Date of this Version

    July 2004

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    GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
    Department of Natural Resources.

    Abstract

    Cabins that have been closed for the winter can become nesting sites for mice, shrews and other rodents. These animals can carry fleas, ticks, viruses or other organisms on their skin, in their droppings or urine. These can cause diseases in humans, especially when you breathe in the dust from their droppings or nesting sites.
    Avoid close contact with rodent urine, droppings, nesting materials or with any food or surfaces contaminated with them.
    Always wear rubber gloves when handling dead rodents, or when cleaning traps, droppings, nesting sites or other areas that rodents may have visited.

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