Plague of Fleas force New Zealand nurses to wear flea collars to ward off blood-suckers
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Dec 19, 2010, 12:11:53 AM12/19/10
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Plague of Fleas force New Zealand nurses to wear flea collars to ward off blood-suckers
* From: NewsCore
* December 19, 2010 3:16PM
A PLAGUE OF FLEAS problem in hospitals in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, is forcing some nurses to wear flea collars to ward off the blood-suckers, The New Zealand Herald reported Sunday.
Staff were wearing flea collars on their ankles after being bitten, said Michael Quensell, of pest eradication company Ecolab.
Health authorities however warned against the collars - which emit toxins - saying they had not been tested on humans.
"I wouldn't recommend that because of some of the chemicals in them. People who put them on dogs and cats need to wash their hands carefully afterwards," Manukau District Health Board chief operating officer Ron Dunham said.
As an alternative, authorities provided information about electronic flea collars which emit noise to ward off the pests, but some nurses were still choosing the "real thing."
Middlemore Hospital - which has long been plagued with infestation problems - previously provided flea collars to staff in maternity units where no fumigation takes place due to the harm it could cause babies.
The fleas were believed to be brought in by patients who have pets at home and come from their clothes or blankets.
Plague of Fleas force New Zealand nurses to wear flea collars to ward off blood-suckers
* From: NewsCore
* December 19, 2010 3:16PM
A PLAGUE OF FLEAS problem in hospitals in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, is forcing some nurses to wear flea collars to ward off the blood-suckers, The New Zealand Herald reported Sunday.
Staff were wearing flea collars on their ankles after being bitten, said Michael Quensell, of pest eradication company Ecolab.
Health authorities however warned against the collars - which emit toxins - saying they had not been tested on humans.
"I wouldn't recommend that because of some of the chemicals in them. People who put them on dogs and cats need to wash their hands carefully afterwards," Manukau District Health Board chief operating officer Ron Dunham said.
As an alternative, authorities provided information about electronic flea collars which emit noise to ward off the pests, but some nurses were still choosing the "real thing."
Middlemore Hospital - which has long been plagued with infestation problems - previously provided flea collars to staff in maternity units where no fumigation takes place due to the harm it could cause babies.
The fleas were believed to be brought in by patients who have pets at home and come from their clothes or blankets.
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