COST Action B28, 'Array technologies for BSL-3 and BSL-4 pathogens', has created and financed a new training school Göttingen for laboratory scientists, providing a focused introduction to the ...

Containment cabinets in a BSL-3 laboratory, prior to the construction of modern BSL-4 labs. At first glance, the lab looks like any other. The refrigerators, centrifuges, and computers are all ...

Similar research in the US has been done at a BSL-3 level, in labs with controlled airflow. “The risk is too great to be done at a level 2 laboratory,” says Bob Hawley, the former chief of ...

Ongoing training is required as new hazards and procedures are introduced into the laboratory. The occurrence of spills, spread of contamination, near misses, etc. also indicate the need for refresher ...

The lab in Davis is classified as a Biosafety Level 3, or BSL-3 lab, the only one in the state working on bird flu. This means its technicians receive special training to handle the highly ...

What is a BSL3 Laboratory? Here are the Biosafety Levels as defined by ... Infectious via percutaneous, ingestion, or mucus membrane exposure. o BSL 3 - Indigenous or exotic agents that may cause ...

The lab is a world-class facility dedicated to poultry disease research and diagnostics. The lab is a biosafety level BSL-3, USDA-licensed laboratory, used to study highly virulent poultry pathogens ...