4. standard operating procedures
... • storage of materials not pertinent to the work and cannot be easily decontaminated must be minimized • paperwork and report writing should be kept separate from biohazardous work areas. • access to laboratory and support areas is limited to authorized personnel • extreme caution Rayonnement must b ...
... • storage of materials not pertinent to the work and cannot be easily decontaminated must be minimized • paperwork and report writing should be kept separate from biohazardous work areas. • access to laboratory and support areas is limited to authorized personnel • extreme caution Rayonnement must b ...
biohazardous agents and recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid
... Safety: All personnel participating in this project are knowledgeable and have been trained in the required laboratory techniques, decontamination, security, and are familiar with biohazard containment policies and procedures. ...
... Safety: All personnel participating in this project are knowledgeable and have been trained in the required laboratory techniques, decontamination, security, and are familiar with biohazard containment policies and procedures. ...
Biosafety Application
... Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) will review the EH&S records to ensure that the respective laboratory areas have the necessary safety equipment and/or have implemented the appropriate safety procedures. If the involved laboratory areas have not been previously reviewed by the EH&S officer he/ ...
... Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) will review the EH&S records to ensure that the respective laboratory areas have the necessary safety equipment and/or have implemented the appropriate safety procedures. If the involved laboratory areas have not been previously reviewed by the EH&S officer he/ ...
Biohazard Recognition and Control.lnk
... A pathogen that usually causes serious human or animal disease, or which can result in serious economic consequences Does not ordinarily spread by casual contact from one individual to another can be treated by antimicrobial or Dr.Nagwa Aref antiparasitic agents ...
... A pathogen that usually causes serious human or animal disease, or which can result in serious economic consequences Does not ordinarily spread by casual contact from one individual to another can be treated by antimicrobial or Dr.Nagwa Aref antiparasitic agents ...
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health
... Biodefense has identified a limited number of organisms that could cause disease and deaths in sufficient numbers to cripple a city or region. Anthrax is one of the most serious of these diseases. High hopes were once vested in the Biological Weapons and Toxins Convention, which prohibited offensive ...
... Biodefense has identified a limited number of organisms that could cause disease and deaths in sufficient numbers to cripple a city or region. Anthrax is one of the most serious of these diseases. High hopes were once vested in the Biological Weapons and Toxins Convention, which prohibited offensive ...
Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Chapter 25
... the island of Malta during the 1800s were responsible for important observations of the disease. J. A. Marston described clinical characteristics of his own infection in 1861.3 In 1887, David Bruce, for whom the genus Brucella is named, isolated the causative organism from the spleens of five fatal ...
... the island of Malta during the 1800s were responsible for important observations of the disease. J. A. Marston described clinical characteristics of his own infection in 1861.3 In 1887, David Bruce, for whom the genus Brucella is named, isolated the causative organism from the spleens of five fatal ...
Unit 6: Bioterrorism and Infectious Diseases
... Producing this workshop has been a dream of ours since PKIDs’ inception in 1996. It has been more than two years since we began work on this project, and many people helped us reach our goal. It’s not done, because it is by nature a living document that will evolve as science makes strides in the re ...
... Producing this workshop has been a dream of ours since PKIDs’ inception in 1996. It has been more than two years since we began work on this project, and many people helped us reach our goal. It’s not done, because it is by nature a living document that will evolve as science makes strides in the re ...
Guidelines for Research Involving Viral Vectors
... Adeno-Associated virus (AAV) is coined as such because it is most often found in cells that are simultaneously infected with adenovirus. AAV are parvoviridae, icosahedral, 20-25 nm in diameter, single-stranded DNA viruses with a protein capsid. Wild type adenovirus or herpesvirus must be present in ...
... Adeno-Associated virus (AAV) is coined as such because it is most often found in cells that are simultaneously infected with adenovirus. AAV are parvoviridae, icosahedral, 20-25 nm in diameter, single-stranded DNA viruses with a protein capsid. Wild type adenovirus or herpesvirus must be present in ...
biosafety manual
... segments of genetic material from one cell into another, from one organism to another. In the United States and other countries, regulations have been introduced to closely monitor the experimentation involving manipulation of genetic material. In Canada no such regulations exist. The Health Canada ...
... segments of genetic material from one cell into another, from one organism to another. In the United States and other countries, regulations have been introduced to closely monitor the experimentation involving manipulation of genetic material. In Canada no such regulations exist. The Health Canada ...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
... • Rely on patients to comply with voluntary isolation request • Need official isolation requests/orders and accompanying instructions, guidelines, Q & A, etc., for patients, their families and other exposed persons • Critical importance of patient education by clinician regarding need for compliance ...
... • Rely on patients to comply with voluntary isolation request • Need official isolation requests/orders and accompanying instructions, guidelines, Q & A, etc., for patients, their families and other exposed persons • Critical importance of patient education by clinician regarding need for compliance ...
Preparing for and Responding to Bioterrorism
... deliberate source. It is likely that the incubation period for botulism following an aerosol exposure would be less than that following ...
... deliberate source. It is likely that the incubation period for botulism following an aerosol exposure would be less than that following ...
Document
... •Intravenous fluids and blood transfusions •The rate of infection has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, with around 50–100 million people being infected yearly. •Is a global disease currently is endemic in more than 110 countries. • Early descriptions of the condition is from 1779, and ...
... •Intravenous fluids and blood transfusions •The rate of infection has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, with around 50–100 million people being infected yearly. •Is a global disease currently is endemic in more than 110 countries. • Early descriptions of the condition is from 1779, and ...
The Bioterrorist Threat of Ebola in East Africa and Implications for
... an Ebola cure. However, an effective, approved vaccine against viral hemorrhagic fevers for humans will take time to develop. Due to the threat Ebola poses not only in East Africa but to humanity in general, the scientific and political communities must place more emphasis on finding a cure for huma ...
... an Ebola cure. However, an effective, approved vaccine against viral hemorrhagic fevers for humans will take time to develop. Due to the threat Ebola poses not only in East Africa but to humanity in general, the scientific and political communities must place more emphasis on finding a cure for huma ...
haemorigic fever viruses
... 50 kg of B. anthracis spores released over an urban population of 5 million would sicken 250 000 and kill 100 000 [11]. The United States (US) has weaponised anthrax spores, as did other countries in the 1950s and 1960s; this was evidenced, for example, by the accidental aerosol release of B. anthra ...
... 50 kg of B. anthracis spores released over an urban population of 5 million would sicken 250 000 and kill 100 000 [11]. The United States (US) has weaponised anthrax spores, as did other countries in the 1950s and 1960s; this was evidenced, for example, by the accidental aerosol release of B. anthra ...
Microbial forensics for natural and intentional incidents
... Investigations should routinely be conducted in a manner that preserves the integrity of potential crime scenes and evidence for future forensic and criminal investigations. It is important that investigators should consider the possibility of deliberate disease introduction at an early stage, other ...
... Investigations should routinely be conducted in a manner that preserves the integrity of potential crime scenes and evidence for future forensic and criminal investigations. It is important that investigators should consider the possibility of deliberate disease introduction at an early stage, other ...
Section II Biological Risk Assessment
... The predominant probable routes of transmission in the laboratory are: 1) direct skin, eye or mucosal membrane exposure to an agent; 2) parenteral inoculation by a syringe needle or other contaminated sharp, or by bites from infected animals and arthropod vectors; 3) ingestion of liquid suspension o ...
... The predominant probable routes of transmission in the laboratory are: 1) direct skin, eye or mucosal membrane exposure to an agent; 2) parenteral inoculation by a syringe needle or other contaminated sharp, or by bites from infected animals and arthropod vectors; 3) ingestion of liquid suspension o ...
Classification Guide for Infectious Substances
... Non-infectious biological materials from humans, animals or plants. Examples include non-infectious cells, tissue cultures, blood or plasma from individuals not suspected of having an infectious disease, DNA, RNA, or other genetic elements Substances containing micro-organisms, which are non-pathoge ...
... Non-infectious biological materials from humans, animals or plants. Examples include non-infectious cells, tissue cultures, blood or plasma from individuals not suspected of having an infectious disease, DNA, RNA, or other genetic elements Substances containing micro-organisms, which are non-pathoge ...
Anthrax in Europe: its epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and role
... meat from dying or dead infected animals. Human illness associated with such exposure often results in a cutaneous lesion involving the tongue or oropharynx, with cervical adenopathy. Cases of this nature typically occur in countries with poor food hygiene practices. In the European Union, food regu ...
... meat from dying or dead infected animals. Human illness associated with such exposure often results in a cutaneous lesion involving the tongue or oropharynx, with cervical adenopathy. Cases of this nature typically occur in countries with poor food hygiene practices. In the European Union, food regu ...
Guidelines for Research Involving Viral Vectors
... Adeno-Associated virus (AAV) is coined as such because it is most often found in cells that are simultaneously infected with adenovirus. AAV are parvoviridae, icosahedral, 20-25 nm in diameter, single-stranded DNA viruses with a protein capsid. Wild type adenovirus or herpesvirus must be present in ...
... Adeno-Associated virus (AAV) is coined as such because it is most often found in cells that are simultaneously infected with adenovirus. AAV are parvoviridae, icosahedral, 20-25 nm in diameter, single-stranded DNA viruses with a protein capsid. Wild type adenovirus or herpesvirus must be present in ...
University of Windsor Biological Safety Manual ()
... Policy Statement, July 9/2007). The University is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining program, such as the Biological Safety Program that are designed to protect the health and safety of employees, students and visitors. General safety policies and workplace spe ...
... Policy Statement, July 9/2007). The University is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining program, such as the Biological Safety Program that are designed to protect the health and safety of employees, students and visitors. General safety policies and workplace spe ...
Testimony
... Recent events, notably the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and numerous incidents involving the intentional spread of anthrax spores, have highlighted our Nation’s vulnerability to attack by bioterrorists. In addition to anthrax, other potential agents of bioterrorism include smallpox ...
... Recent events, notably the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and numerous incidents involving the intentional spread of anthrax spores, have highlighted our Nation’s vulnerability to attack by bioterrorists. In addition to anthrax, other potential agents of bioterrorism include smallpox ...
Anthrax in Australian Wildlife Sept 2016
... Feral pigs and other wild animals should be prevented from coming into contact with, or feeding on, carcasses to avoid both the potential for infection and mechanical spread of infective material. Anthrax is considered unlikely to become established in wild animals in Australia due to the nature of ...
... Feral pigs and other wild animals should be prevented from coming into contact with, or feeding on, carcasses to avoid both the potential for infection and mechanical spread of infective material. Anthrax is considered unlikely to become established in wild animals in Australia due to the nature of ...
European Guidelines for the clinical management of plague and
... Y. pestis is a relatively fragile organism that remains viable only an hour after an aerosol release. Nevertheless, as few as 1 to 10 bacteria are sufficient to infect rodents via the oral, intradermal, subcutaneous or intravenous routes [14]. Estimates of human infectivity by the respiratory route ...
... Y. pestis is a relatively fragile organism that remains viable only an hour after an aerosol release. Nevertheless, as few as 1 to 10 bacteria are sufficient to infect rodents via the oral, intradermal, subcutaneous or intravenous routes [14]. Estimates of human infectivity by the respiratory route ...
Biosecurity: What Does it Mean
... A multitude of products now enter Canada by plane, truck and ship from around the world on a daily basis. Travelers arrive at our international airports within 12 to 24 hours of leaving any place on the globe, well within the survival time of many animal pathogens, including FMD virus. Increasing gl ...
... A multitude of products now enter Canada by plane, truck and ship from around the world on a daily basis. Travelers arrive at our international airports within 12 to 24 hours of leaving any place on the globe, well within the survival time of many animal pathogens, including FMD virus. Increasing gl ...
Biological warfare
Biological warfare (BW)—also known as germ warfare—is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed ""bio-weapons"", ""biological threat agents"", or ""bio-agents"") are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses, which are not universally considered ""alive"") that reproduce or replicate within their host victims. Entomological (insect) warfare is also considered a type of biological weapon. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare and chemical warfare, which together with biological warfare make up NBC, the military acronym for nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). None of these are conventional weapons, which are primarily effective due to their explosive, kinetic, or incendiary potential.Biological weapons may be employed in various ways to gain a strategic or tactical advantage over the enemy, either by threats or by actual deployments. Like some of the chemical weapons, biological weapons may also be useful as area denial weapons. These agents may be lethal or non-lethal, and may be targeted against a single individual, a group of people, or even an entire population. They may be developed, acquired, stockpiled or deployed by nation states or by non-national groups. In the latter case, or if a nation-state uses it clandestinely, it may also be considered bioterrorism.There is an overlap between biological warfare and chemical warfare, as the use of toxins produced by living organisms is considered under the provisions of both the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention. Toxins and psychochemical weapons are often referred to as midspectrum agents. Unlike bioweapons, these midspectrum agents do not reproduce in their host and are typically characterized by shorter incubation periods.