The Main Biological Hazards in Animal Biosafety Level 2 Facilities and Strategies for Control

Concern about the biological hazards involved in microbiological research, especially research involving laboratory animals, has increased in recent years. Working in an animal biosafety level 2 facility (ABSL-2), commonly used for research on infectious diseases, poses various biological hazards. H...

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Autores principales: LI, Xiao Yan, XUE, Kang Ning, JIANG, Jin Sheng, LU, Xuan Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Editorial Board of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7134654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27241742
http://dx.doi.org/10.3967/bes2016.039
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Sumario:Concern about the biological hazards involved in microbiological research, especially research involving laboratory animals, has increased in recent years. Working in an animal biosafety level 2 facility (ABSL-2), commonly used for research on infectious diseases, poses various biological hazards. Here, the regulations and standards related to laboratory biosafety in China are introduced, the potential biological hazards present in ABSL-2 facilities are analyzed, and a series of strategies to control the hazards are presented.