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Arboviruses and Arenaviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 3
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Arboviruses, Arenaviruses, and Filoviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 4
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Arbovirus References
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Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories  (BMBL) 4th Edition

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The 4th Edition of the BMBL is now available for download in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and
National Institutes of Health
Fourth Edition, May 1999

US Government Printing Office
Washington: 1999

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SECTION I Introduction
SECTION II Principles of Biosafety
SECTION III Laboratory Biosafety Level Criteria
Table 1. Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents
SECTION IV Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Level Criteria
Table 1.  Summary of Recommended Biosafety Levels for Activities in Which Experimentally or Naturally Infected Vertebrate Animals Are Used
SECTION V Risk Assessment
SECTION VI Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents and Infected Animals
SECTION VII Agent Summary Statements
VII-A: Bacterial Agents
VII-B: Fungal Agents
VII-C: Parasitic Agents
VII-D: Prions
VII-E: Rickettsial Agents
VII-F: Viral Agents (other than arboviruses)
VII-G: Arboviruses and Related Zoonotic Viruses / Arboviruses assigned to Biosafety Level 2
Table 1. Arboviruses and Arenaviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 2
Table 2. Vaccine Strains of BSL-3/4 Viruses Which May Be Handled at Biosafety Level-2
Arboviruses and Arenaviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 3
Table 3. Arboviruses and Certain Other Viruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 3 (on the basis of insufficient experience)
Table 4. Arboviruses and Certain Other Viruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 3
Arboviruses, Arenaviruses, and Filoviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level 4
Table 5. Arboviruses, Arenaviruses and Filoviruses Assigned to Biosafety Level
Arbovirus References
APPENDIX A Primary Containment: Biological Safety Cabinets
Table 1. Comparison of Biological Safety Cabinets
Figure 1. Class I Biological Safety Cabinet
Figure 2a. Class II, Type A Biological Safety Cabinet
Figure 2b. Class II, Type B1 Biological Safety Cabinet
Figure 2c. Class II, Type B2 Biological Safety Cabinet
Figure 2d. Table-top Model
Figure 3. Class III Biological Safety Cabinet
APPENDIX B Immunoprophylaxis
APPENDIX C Transportation and Transfer of Biological Agents
Figure 1. Packing and Labeling of Infectious Substances
Figure 2. Packing and Labeling of Clinical Specimens
APPENDIX D Restricted Animal Pathogens
APPENDIX E Resources for Information
APPENDIX F Laboratory Security and Emergency Response for Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
APPENDIX G Integrated Pest Management
APPENDIX H Working With Human and Other Primate Cells and Tissues
APPENDIX I Guidelines for Work With Toxins of Biological Origin
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