Pest control and disinfection policy to prevent and control infectious diseases

Abstract

Hotels, hospitals, department stores, and so on are required to disinfect, control pest, and catch a mouse to prevent or control infectious disease in Korea. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been conducted in USA, EU, and Japan to minimize the use of insecticides. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is integrated selection and use of pest control actions based on biological knowledge and principles. In Japan, owner of specific building (building with a scale of considerable to be subjected to department stores, shops, and so on) employes person who is responsible for the management of specific building including pest control. Health center staff answered that the understanding for disinfection, pest control, and catching a mouse was important to improve the management of disinfection/pest control in specific buildings. In addition, 77% of heath center staff had a difficulty in defining complex use buildings. Most of disinfection/pest control service providers used disinfection measures. Pest/mouse control measures were used less compared to disinfection. They used insecticides more than the eradication of the habitat or insect proof net. Eighty four percent of disinfection/pest control service providers reported the result of service to health centers. The efficient management of disinfection/pest control in specific buildings and the improvement in professionality of disinfection/pest control service would enhance the quality of disinfection/pest control service.