UNIVERSITY. DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, January 13, 1994
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Rodent residents at Lewis likely no danger to students
By Frank McCleary
Kansan staff writer
Lewis Hall is entertaining some extra residents these days.
Several students have reported seeing brown mice in rooms on five of seven floors, especially at the end of list semester.
There have been no reports of the rodents in the Ekdahl Dining Commons.
Although the appearance of mice might disturb some people, there is little reason to fear them. Richard Ziesenis, director of environmental health for the Lawrence Health Department, said the department had not heard of any problems with mice carrying diseases in the last 20 years in Lawrence. There has not been a complaint filed about Lewis Hall in several years, he said.
"It's very rare, but it is possible that the mice could carry salmonella, also known as food poisoning," Ziesenis said.
Nonnie Klumpp, a Topeka freshman who worked as a security monitor in Lewis last semester, said some of the residents were unset about the mice.
"Some people want to move out just knowing they are there," she said. "It bings a lot of people."
People told her about the mice because they knew she liked mice,
Bring in the cats
Bring in the cats
Richard Ziesenis, director of environmental health for the Lawrence Health Department,
offers these tips to prevent mice from running around your room:
■ Eliminate any food sources
■ Keep garbage contained in metal cans
■ Keep kitchen areas clean
■ Patch holes bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter
Jim Schmaedeke, Lewis Hall complex director, said he had heard about the mice sightings.
she said.
"I do know we have mice in the building, " he said. "I do know that trans have been set for them."
Klumpp said that several students had told Schmaedeke about the mice and he had told them it was not a big deal.
"He's trying to keep it totally hush- hush." Klumpp said.
Schmaedeke denied that.
He also said he wanted to get rid of the mice.
Jon Long, assistant director of student housing, said that he was unaware of the situation but that he was not surprised.
"We just want to get things taken care of." he said.
Long said residents should talk to the hall staff if they feel the problem had not been solved.
"Anytime you have a large facility, such as a residence hall, there is a tendency, especially in the winter, for mice to come in and get warm," he said.
"We want to make sure that the students get what they need to take care of the mice," he said. "We need to get it taken care of."
When there is an available food source, however, there could be a problem, he said. Ziesenis said the risk of mice in the residence halls was slight because mice feces must come in contact with the food for there to be a real danger.
The mice are drawn into students' rooms because students keep food there. Klumpp said.
"They have little holes in the closets." she said.
The best method for getting rid of the mice is to contact a professional pest management company, Ziesenis said.
Rodent-borne virus jumps Mississippi
The Associated Press
MIAMI — A resident of a drug treatment center spent 12 days on a respirator, his lungs filled with fluid, in the first documented case in the East of a rodent-borne virus that has killed 32 people west of the Mississippi.
Kenneth Spence, 33, of North Miami recovered after 22 days in the hospital.
The lung aliment, caused by what is called a hantavirus, has killed 32 people in 14 Western states since it was recognized last spring. Mice are believed to be the prime carriers. People are infected by dried droppings and urine.
Spence developed a flu-like illness in October while he lived at the treatment center in the Redland area, which was ravaged by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. Spence said he believed he contracted the virus at the center.
Ever since the hurricane, health officials have worried about the potential for diseases linked to bad sanitation. Piles of debris became ideal breeding grounds for vermin.
Residents complained when their neighborhoods became infested with mice and rats but the federal government was unwilling to give financial help for the problem, said Will Rudd, assistant city manager in nearby Homestead.
Heather Lofflin / KANSAN
Johnathan Seyerle, Durant, Okla., freshman and a member of KU jazz band No. 2, exercises his trumpet technique. Seyerle, who has played trumpet for seven years, practiced yesterday at Murphy Hall.
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