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Cleaning mice nest out of my car

E4 Reddit (hantavirus search) · 2026-05-13 · United States

Hey everyone, so I didn’t drive my car for a few weeks due to being extremely sick and it seems like a family of mice made themselves at home in my glovebox. I wore gloves and removed the nest, changed my air filter and cabin air filter. I also cleaned all the shredded paper out, and used some Odors Away after airing it out for multiple days. It still smells a bit and I’m worried some of the nest got into the AC system because when I ran the AC it smelled really bad. I’m also a bit worried about possibly getting sick from cleaning this. I assume it’s not really something to be concerned about since I’ve been doing it in a well vented area (my driveway) and have been wearing gloves. I made the mistake of googling it and it told me I could get Hantavirus if the mice are infected, which obviously I have no way of knowing. submitted by /u/AEUG_Quattro to r/cardetailingtips [link] [comments]

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SourceReddit (hantavirus search) (reddit)
NATO ratingE4 — see methodology
CountryUnited States
Reported date2026-05-13
Ingested at2026-05-13 22:30 UTC

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