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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Dutch High Containment Facilities for biopreparedness & outbreak response Michèl Klein, PhD [email protected] RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands Public health Environment Nutrition Safety National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 2 Outbreaks, emerging infectious diseases in the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 3 RIVM ‐ Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands to detect, control and prevent infectious diseases for the benefit of public health •diagnostic service, disease surveillance and scientific research; •coordination of infectious disease control and outbreak response; •advising central government, health care professionals and the general public. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 4 Biological agents risk groups Biosafety Controls containment measures to prevent or reduce: 1° exposure of individuals 2° release to the environment 1. Severity of disease 2. Communicability 4 types of controls 3. Vaccine? 1. Engineering Controls 4. Treatment? 2. Administrative Controls 3. Workpractice (SOP) Controls 4. PPE Controls “activities” 4 Biosafety Levels labwork with National Institute for Public Health and the Environment pathogens www.absa.org/riskgroups High Containment Facilities safe laboratory environment 5 High Containment Facility ‐ BSL3 and BSL4 laboratory environment to work safely with high‐risk pathogens to provide a national / regional diagnostic service during outbreaks (emerging infectious diseases – CBRN threats) Under construction – scheduled for handover in 2010 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Courtesy of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 6 C-lab Mobile CBRN Response Unit (BSL3) National Institute for Public Health and the Environment self-supporting, stand-alone screening on site, back up facility Courtesy of Sander Banus 7 we foster (inter)national partnerships & collaborations Biopreparedness and Outbreak management Emerging Infectious Diseases @detection (disease surveillance, diagnosis), control and prevention @ High containment Facilities are expensive and complex (design, construction, operation and maintenance) •International partnerships and support (share expertise, technology, and information) •Harmonization and lessons learned •Audits, training and capacity building National Institute for Public Health and the Environment 8 We actively seek practical cooperation under the convention and do invite you, the States Parties to submit your requests to us. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Courtesy of Sander Banus Thank you! 9