title: Marburg biosafety and biosecurity scale (MBBS): a framework for risk assessment and risk communication.
abstract: Current risk assessment and risk communication of biosafety and biosecurity concerns lack a convenient metric and conceptual framework. The absence of such a systematic tool makes communication more difficult and can lead to ambiguous public perception of and response to laboratory biosafety incidents and biosecurity threats. A new 7-category scoring scale is proposed for incidents and situations in laboratories related to the handling of human and animal pathogens. The scale aims to help clarify risk categories, facilitate coordination and communication, and improve public understanding of risk related to biosafety and biosecurity.
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Dickmann
authors: Franklin
authors: F
authors: Apfel
authors: Nadine
authors: N
authors: Biedenkopf
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Eickmann
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Becker
mesh_terms: D055885:Biohazard Release / Q000145:classification*; D003142:Communication; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008829:Microbiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures