A Novel Ventilated Transport Container for Transporting Laboratory Animals.
A novel ventilated transport container was developed to allow safe transport of laboratory animals among biocontainment areas, conventional animal holding areas, or laboratories. This specialized device allowed simultaneous transport and concurrent isolation of 2 unanesthetized nonhuman primates carried in standard transport boxes as the primary enclosure. Its use substantially reduced the risk to the primates by eliminating the need for anesthesia during transport between containment areas and, additionally, improved the margin of safety during transport. The device was easily decontaminated and was also appropriate to transport other small laboratory animals between biocontainment areas.
Carpenter
Calvin
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Veterinary Medicine Division, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702.
Jaax
Gerald
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Agee
William
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Wise
Edward
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