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President's Page(PDF 44KB)

Guest Editorial

The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and Biosafety Diplomacy(PDF 80KB)
Jesus S. Domingo

Articles

Bacillus anthracis Spore Inactivation by Fumigant Decontamination(PDF 912KB)
James V. Rogers, Young W. Choi, William R. Richter, Harry J. Stone, and Michael L. Taylor

The Microbiological Validation of a New Containment Level 4 Cabinet Line(PDF 212KB)
Mark S. Lever, Julian L. Howells, Allan M. Bennett, Simon Parks, and Malcolm G. Broster

The Design and Testing of a Continuous Effluent Sterilization System for Liquid Waste(PDF 416KB)
Sabine Daugelat, Sabai Phyu, Charles Taillens, Hooi Leong Wee, Juha Mattila, Teppo Nurminen, and Gerald McDonnell

Special Features

Book Review - Emerging Viruses in Human Populations--Perspectives in Medical Virology (Volume 16) Edited by Edward Tabor(PDF 76KB) - Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn

Capsule - Notice to Readers: New Public Health Emergency Law and Forensic Epidemiology Training Materials Released(PDF 76KB) - Ed Krisiunas

Ask the Experts - Serum-To Store or Not to Store?(PDF 68KB) - John H. Keene

Biosafety Tips - A New Virus, A New Pathogen, A New Laboratory-acquired Infection?(PDF 64KB) - Karen B. Byers

ABSA News

Tradeline Publications: Trends Driving Animal Facility Design(PDF 116KB)

Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) Report and List(PDF 44KB)

Certified Biosafety Professional (CBSP) Report and List(PDF 44KB)

New ABSA Members for 2008(PDF 56KB)

Calendar of Events(PDF 36KB)

 

About the Cover

Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax. It is a tenacious Gram positive spore former that is endemic in most countries, and resistant to many decontaminating agents. This issue contains two articles focused on decontamination and sterilization. Rogers et al. (pages 89-98) provides a comprehensive review of the efficacy of various fumigants tested as decontaminants of B. anthracis spores and commonly used stimulant organisms. Daugelat et al. (pages 105-112) describe the design and validation process for a continuous flow liquid effluent waste sterilization system. Each of these articles provides data and applied information that demonstrates efficacy, and can be used by biosafety practitioners in their own facilities. They also serve to remind us of the importance in testing decontaminating agents against the actual organism of interest, and to have a method to validate the test procedure. The Editors invite readers to submit a Brief Communication or an Article on efficacy testing they have conducted in their facilities.

The top left image is a colorized scanning electron micrograph of Bacillus anthracis vegetative cells (red) in monkey spleen (courtesy of and copyrighted © by Scott Camazine). The top right image is an agar culture plate growing Bacillus anthracis colonies (courtesy of CDC's PHIL). The bottom image is a cutaneous anthrax lesion on the volar surface of the right forearm (courtesy of CDC's PHIL).