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Session 6: Biosafety (Barbara Johnson)
Session 6: Biosafety (Barbara Johnson)
Incomplete Inactivation of
Pathogens
Beijing, China National Institute of Virology 5/2004: BSL2 laboratory analyzed SARS samples inadequately
inactivated before removal from BSL-3 lab.
reporting speed
Pathogen
Route
Cause
Italy/2000
B. abortus
UAE/2008
Turkey/2008 & 2012
Spain/2005
Brucella spp
Inhalation
Belgium/2009
C. psittaci
Inhalation?
Non-compliance
EBOV
Needlestick
Human error
USA/2009
F. tularensis
Inhalation
USA/New Zealand
India/Ireland- 2005
M. tuberculosis
Inhalation
WNV
Inhalation
Inventory Hold-Overs
US Reporting Transparency
& Resulting Actions
Institutional level
IBC/IACUC
EH&S
Local level
NIH RAC
NSABB
Global Observations