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• Bioterrorism Testing Capabilities at NPHL. Call 888-5588 for more information.

• Quick Reference Guide to Specimen Collection of Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Guidelines
  • ASM UPDATES
  • BT Readiness Checklist for Sentinel Laboratories

• Sentinel Laboratory procedures to "Rule-out or Refer" from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

• Sentinel Laboratory Procedures for suspicious organisms from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

• Sentinel Laboratory Guideline for Avian Influenza A H5N1

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories  (BMBL) 5th Edition

• Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) Laboratory Biosafety Compliance Checklist

• Bioterrorism Poster

• Select Agent Information
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  •        FORM 2

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Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Guidelines

In coordination with the CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the ASM has developed protocols designed to assist Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Laboratories with information and techniques to rule out microorganisms that might be suspected as agents of bioterrorism, or to refer specimens to public health laboratories for confirmation. The Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Guidelines offer standardized, practical methods to aid microbiologists in ruling out critical agents and referring specimens to public health laboratories (LRN Reference Laboratories) for confirmation.

ASM UPDATES

BT Readiness Checklist for Sentinel Laboratories

Sentinel Laboratory procedures used to "rule-out or refer" suspected agents of terrorism from ASM

• Bacillus anthracis  

• Brucella spp.

• Yersinia pestis  

• Francisella tularensis

• Burkholderia mallei and B. Pseudomallei

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Sentinel Laboratory procedures for other suspected agents of bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases from ASM

          

• Staphylococcal Enterotoxin (Sentinel laboratories should not attempt to perform toxin analysis

• Unknown Viruses  (If a smallpox virus, filovirus, arenavirus, alphavirus, or Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infection is suspected, contact public health officials before specimen collection.  DO NOT collect specimens and use viral transport medium unless specifically requested by public health officials.  DO NOT accept environmental or animal specimens).

• Coxiella burnetii (Level-A (Sentinel) laboratories should not attempt to culture this organism.  Contact public health officials if Coxiella burnetii is suspected)

• Clostridium botulinum (Laboratories should NOT attempt to culture this organism. Contact public health officials if botulinum susptected)

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Sentinel Laboratory Guideline for Avian Influenza A H5N1

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Select Agent Information

• Latest Select Agent list from the CDC.

• Latest information from CDC regarding the Select Agent rule.

• Click the following links to get documents concerning reporting and transferring Select Agents.

• Form 4 - Guidance Document for Reporting the Identification of a Select Agent or Toxin in a Clinical or Diagnostic Laboratory

 

• Form 2 - Guidance Document for Report of Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

 

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Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories  (BMBL) 5th Edition

This edition of the BMBL continues to specifically describe combinations of microbiological practices, laboratory facilities, and safety equipment, and to recommend their use in four categories or biosafety levels of laboratory operation with selected agents infectious to humans.

Downloadable (PDF) Version

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Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) Laboratory Biosafety Compliance Checklist

For Questions Contact:

Tony Sambol                                                 

Phone: 402-559-3032                                 

Pager: 402-888-5588                                   

Cell: 402-203-8498

 

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