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  2. Biosafety level - Wikipedia

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    Biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) is the highest level of biosafety precautions, and is appropriate for work with agents that could easily be aerosol-transmitted within the laboratory and cause severe to fatal disease in humans for which there are no available vaccines or treatments.

  3. List of biosafety level 4 organisms - Wikipedia

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    Biosafety level 4 laboratories are designed for diagnostic work and research on easily respiratory-acquired viruses which can often cause severe and/or fatal disease. What follows is a list of select agents that have specific biocontainment requirements according to US federal law. Organisms include those harmful to human health, or to animal ...

  4. National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility - Wikipedia

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    The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) is a biosafety level 4 research laboratory in Manhattan, Kansas, operated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The facility opened in June 2023. [1] The facility is designed to combat biological threats involving human, zoonotic, and foreign animal diseases.

  5. Biocontainment - Wikipedia

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    The levels of containment range from the lowest biosafety level 1 (BSL-1) to the highest at level 4 (BSL-4). In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have specified these levels. [8] In the European Union, the same biosafety levels are defined in a directive. [9]

  6. Study finds disturbing amount of fecal contamination at U.S ...

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    After sampling water sites around the country, the Surfrider Foundation, an ocean protection advocacy organization, found unsafe levels of fecal contamination at 19% of the 9,095 water samples. Of ...

  7. Biosafety - Wikipedia

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    Biosafety is the prevention of large-scale loss of biological integrity, focusing both on ecology and human health. [1] These prevention mechanisms include the conduction of regular reviews of biosafety in laboratory settings, as well as strict guidelines to follow.

  8. California bans unnecessary pesticide, chemical testing on ...

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill into law that will go into effect Jan. 1 and make California the first state in the U.S. to prohibit harmful testing on dogs and cats.

  9. Category:Biosafety level 4 laboratories - Wikipedia

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    Biosafety Level 4 Zoonotic Laboratory Network; C. Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;