Download Dutch High Containment Facilities for biopreparedness

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
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Outbreaks, emerging infectious diseases in the Netherlands
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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.
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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
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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
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Courtesy of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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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
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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
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We actively seek practical cooperation under the convention
and do invite you, the States Parties to submit your requests to us.
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Courtesy of Sander Banus
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