Laboratory containment for influenza A H5N1 virus: level 2, level 3, or level 3+?
The recent alert over bird flu (influenza A H5N1) in Hong Kong has ruffled feathers in some countries, including the United Kingdom, as to how the virus should be handled in clinical and research laboratories.
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Enteric and Respiratory Virus Laboratory, PHLS Central Public Health Laboratory, London. mzambon@phls.co.uk
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom