Assessment of risks posed by research animals: a working model.
In the US, the research animal facility is perhaps the most highly regulated area of interaction between humans and animals. Informing staff members of the risks posed by research animals is one of many expectations that must be met by institutions. The author offers a model for animal risk assessment.
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Lab Animal Science Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 700 Albany St., W707, Boston, MA 02118, USA. maryvet@bu.edu
D017750:Animal Technicians; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014947:Wounds and Injuries; D015047:Zoonoses