Biocontainment units: Moving to the next phase of evolution

Mark G. Kortepeter, Theodore J. Cieslak

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Abstract

The concept and belief in the idea of "biocontainment" has undergone significant evolution during the past 20 years. The authors believe that the time is right to move to the next phase of this evolution to reassess establishment of formal standards for what constitutes a biocontainment unit and what diseases might be considered for admission to a biocontainment unit.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)74-76
Number of pages3
JournalHealth Security
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

  • Biocontainment
  • Containment care
  • Ebola
  • Infectious diseases
  • Lassa
  • Marburg

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Safety Research
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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