Managing Potential Laboratory Exposure to Ebola Virus by Using a Patient Biocontainment Care Unit

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kortepeter, Mark G. ; Martin, James W. ; Rusnak, Janice M. ; Cieslak, Theodore J. ; Warfield, Kelly L. ; Anderson, Edwin L. ; Ranadive, Manmohan V.
• Description:
  In 2004, a scientist from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) was potentially exposed to a mouse-adapted variant of the Zaire species of Ebola virus. The circumstances surrounding the case are presented, in addition to an update on historical admissions to the medical containment suite at USAMRIID. Research facilities contemplating work with pathogens requiring Biosafety Level 4 laboratory precautions should be mindful of the occupational health issues highlighted in this article.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Animals, Laboratory
  • Containment Of Biohazards
  • Ebolavirus
  • Guidelines As Topic
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Humans
  • Laboratory Infection
  • Mice
  • Military Medicine
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(6):881-887.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17121/cdc_17121_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 57.96 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c0420ae433b1eb33c5422805b91aefa6d2c8d8cf0e058bd65f11b0ce3b1c5ef1