Submitted by Avulpesvulpes t3_ydyib2 in news
dat_GEM_lyf t1_itwhqty wrote
Reply to comment by katsukare in Many U.S. labs cannot test for Ebola strain behind Uganda's swelling outbreak by Avulpesvulpes
Tell me you know nothing about bio safety levels without telling me you know nothing
katsukare t1_itxi8bn wrote
Care to share your insight with us?
dat_GEM_lyf t1_ity7a2f wrote
Bio Safety Levels involve a set of criteria that can be used to assess the safety needed to work with biological agents. BSL4 is the highest level and requires not only a very specific type of facility but also requires a good deal of money for upkeep. There are few BSL4 labs in the world and Ebola is a BSL4 pathogen. So most labs can’t work with it.
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