Report on the inadvertent cross-contamination and shipment of a laboratory specimen with influenza virus H5N1

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Science.Office of Scientific Integrity.
• Description:
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted an internal review of an incident that involved the inadvertent cross-contamination of a low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A (H9N2) virus culture with a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus and the subsequent shipment of the contaminated culture to an external high-containment laboratory. The contamination most likely occurred at CDC on January 17, 2014, but was not recognized until the receiving laboratory notified CDC of the contaminant on May 23, 2014. The incident does not appear to have posed a safety risk since the virus was handled solely under laboratory conditions appropriate for containment of HPAI H5N1 virus (biosafety level [BSL] 3 with enhancements [BSL3-E]).
• Subjects:
  Containment Of Biohazards Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Laboratory Infection Occupational Exposure Safety Management Specimen Handling
• Document Type:
  Report
• Pages in Document:
  12 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c1d47210c544aaf4a5aa9fb6280273b87148d61ff6c46d2700fd3111af335584
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24766/cdc_24766_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 608.28 KB ]