Applied Biosafety: Journal of the
American
Biological Safety Association
Volume 10, Number 4, 2005
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Articles
The Infectious Dose of Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)(PDF 220KB)
Rachael M. Jones, Mark Nicas, Alan Hubbard, Matthew D. Sylvester, and Arthur Reingold
High-Dose Ultraviolet C Light Inactivates Spores of Bacillus Atrophaeus and Bacillus Anthracis Sterne on Nonreflective Surfaces(PDF 220KB)
Marie U. Owens, David R. Deal, Michael O. Shoemaker, Gregory B. Knudson, Janet E. Meszaros, and Jeffery L. Deal
Autoclave Testing in a University Setting(PDF 84KB)
Richard N. Le, Amy L. Hicks, and Janice Dodge
Operating a BSL-4 Laboratory in a University Setting(PDF 100KB)
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Special Features
Use of Multiple SOP Styles to Increase Personnel Compliance and Safety Within a BSL-2/BSL-3 Animal Facility(PDF 124KB)
Andrea Mitchell, Jeri Ellis, and Tim Ruddy
Book Review - Revenge of the Microbes by Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt(PDF 52KB)
Reviewed by George A. Pankey
Book Review - Biodefense: Principles and Pathogens Edited by Michael S. Bronze and Ronald A. Greenfield(PDF 64KB)
Reviewed by Michael P. Owen
Ask the Experts - HEPA Filtered Supply Air for BSL-3 Laboratories?(PDF 60KB)
John H. Keene
Biosafety Tips - Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus - A Hazard in Rodent Animal Colonies(PDF 72KB)
Karen B. Byers
ABSA News
2005 ABSA Conference Photos(PDF 64KB)
2005 ABSA Service Award Recipients(PDF 88KB)
New ABSA Members for 2005(PDF 40KB)
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Fransicella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia. Exposure to F. tularensis has resulted in numerous laboratory acquired infections, some of which may have been due to aerosol exposures. Read more about infectious dose modeling on pages 227-239, "The Infectious Dose of Francisellatularensis (Tularemia)" by Rachael M. Jones, Mark Nicas, Alan Hubbard, Matthew D. Sylvester, and Arthur Reingold.
One natural reservoir for this zoonotic disease is the rabbit. It can be transmitted to humans by handling infected blood or tissue, or consuming undercooked infected meat. The tick, an arthropod vector, can transmit the disease through its bite. The symptoms developed depend on the type of exposure route.
Images from the CDC Public Health Image Library are: D. variabilis tick photo, taken by Andrew Brooks of CDC; Tularemia lesion on the dorsal skin of right hand photo, taken by Dr. Brachman of the CDC; and F. tularensis colony characteristics when grown on Chocolate, Martin Lewis or Thayer-Martin medium at 48-72 hours, courtesy of Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.
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