Biosafety Level 4 Laboratory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation BSL-4 Laboratory
gptkbp:access highly restricted
gptkbp:admission UV light room
multiple showers
vacuum room
gptkbp:airHandling specialized ventilation systems
gptkbp:alternativeName high-containment laboratory
maximum containment laboratory
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 4
gptkbp:decontaminationMethod autoclaving
incineration
chemical shower
gptkbp:designedFor work with dangerous and exotic pathogens
work with life-threatening agents
gptkbp:establishedIn 1970s
gptkbp:examplesOfAgents gptkb:Variola_virus
gptkb:Ebola_virus
gptkb:Marburg_virus
gptkb:Lassa_virus
gptkb:Crimean-Congo_hemorrhagic_fever_virus
gptkbp:features surveillance systems
armed guards
biometric access controls
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Biosafety Level 4 Laboratory
gptkbp:location US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, USA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA
Institut Pasteur, Lyon, France
National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Canada
Wuhan Institute of Virology, China
gptkbp:notableCollection maximum containment
gptkbp:numberOfRooms less than 70
gptkbp:perceivedAs controversial
gptkbp:personalProtection full-body, air-supplied, positive pressure suits
gptkbp:purpose development of vaccines and treatments
diagnosis of dangerous pathogens
research on highly infectious diseases
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:World_Health_Organization_(WHO)
national health authorities
gptkbp:riskFactor highest
gptkbp:staffRequirement specialized training
gptkbp:wasteType decontamination procedures
gptkbp:建设标准 HEPA filtration
airlock entry
sealed laboratory rooms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Biosafety_Level_3_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7