High-Containment Laboratories: Coordinated Actions Needed to Enhance the Select Agent Program's Oversight of Hazardous Pathogens

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Abstract:

Safety lapses continue to occur at some of the 276 laboratories in the United States that conduct research on select agents - such as Ebola virus or anthrax bacteria - that may cause serious or lethal infection in humans, animals, or plants, raising concerns about whether oversight is effective.

Author(s):
Persons, Timothy M. ; Neumann, John
Author Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2017 Oct 01
Pagination:
74

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
organizational structure, national governments, united states government, business administration, public health, management personnel, medical personnel, biosafety, ebola virus, employment, governments, lessons learned, personnel management, risk management, united states, biological laboratories, laboratory procedures
Keyword(s):
Federal Select Agent Program
Subject Categories:
Biological and Medical Sciences; Biological and Medical Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Aug 10
Update Date:
2022 Sep 21