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LABORATORY GUIDELINES FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOTERRORISM SAMPLES
Citation:
Schaefer, F W. LABORATORY GUIDELINES FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOTERRORISM SAMPLES. Presented at International Symposium of Waterborne Pathogens, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-25, 2002.
Impact/Purpose:
1) Refine new, practical methods for the detection of CCL-related and emerging waterborne human protozoa.
2) Perform field tests of devices or methods that have been developed under this task.
3) Evaluate these methods or devices in a variety of water matrices and parasite concentrations.
This work in this task supports CCL2 and 3 and is expected to be completed by 9/07.
Description:
With advent of deaths associated with Bacillus anthracis spore contaminated mail, a worldwide need was apparent for increased laboratory capacity to safely analyze bioterrorism samples. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has furnished guidelines for microbiological and biomedical laboratory safety. These guidelines are categorized into primary barriers dealing with safety equipment and secondary barriers dealing with facility. Other areas not readily apparent include monitoring the analyst's health, vermin and insect control, as well as government control of select agents and specialized reagents.