Managing potential laboratory exposure to ebola virus by using a patient biocontainment care unit.
In 2004, a scientist from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) was potentially exposed to a mouse-adapted variant of the Zaire species of Ebola virus. The circumstances surrounding the case are presented, in addition to an update on historical admissions to the medical containment suite at USAMRIID. Research facilities contemplating work with pathogens requiring Biosafety Level 4 laboratory precautions should be mindful of the occupational health issues highlighted in this article.
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA. mark.kortepeter@na.amedd.army.mil
Mark G
MG
Kortepeter
James W
JW
Martin
Janice M
JM
Rusnak
Theodore J
TJ
Cieslak
Kelly L
KL
Warfield
Edwin L
EL
Anderson
Manmohan V
MV
Ranadive
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000821:virology; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D029043:Ebolavirus; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D051379:Mice; D008887:Military Medicine; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States