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Biohazard Containment Containment Standards for Laboratories, Animal Facilities and Post
Mortem Rooms Handling Prion Disease Agents
The Biohazard Containment and Safety Unit is pleased to release the first edition of
the Containment Standards for
Laboratories, Animal Facilities and Post Mortem Rooms Handling Prion Disease Agents.
These standards replace the TSE Biosafety Guidelines for Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratories and describe appropriate biocontainment measures for facilities handling
known positive material. Compliance with these standards will be a condition of import for
prion disease agents. Design features and operational practices for diagnostic
laboratories are described briefly in the introduction. Facilities handling imported
animal pathogens other than TSEs must continue to refer to the Containment Standards for
Veterinary Facilities, as additional requirements may be necessary.
A pathogen safety data sheet is also available with additional information specific to
the bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent, see PSDS for BSE agent.
The following checklists are intended to assist TSE laboratories, animal facilities and
post mortem rooms in determining their compliance with the Containment Standards for
Laboratories, Animal Facilities and Post Mortem Rooms Handling Prion Disease Agents.
These checklists can be used in conjunction with the Containment Standards for
Laboratories, Animal Facilities and Post Mortem Rooms Handling Prion Disease Agents
as well as the Containment Standards for Veterinary Facilities.
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