Sabia virus incident at Yale University.
An incident involving a human exposure to a newly isolated arenavirus, Sabia virus, in the Yale Arbovirus Research Unit occurred at Yale University on August 8, 1994. A senior-level visiting research scientist was exposed to Sabia virus while purifying the virus from a large volume of tissue culture fluid. The exposure resulted in development of a Sabia virus infection followed by recovery of the patient. The incident resulted in a comprehensive review by a Yale faculty committee and an external expert committee. As a result, a number of new practices and procedures were added to Yale's biosafety policy for investigating infectious agents in BL-3 facilities.
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Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Ouimet
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D000391:Air Microbiology; D006477:Arenaviruses, New World / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018563:Disease Notification; D006478:Hemorrhagic Fever, American / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods