A review of filovirus work and facilities at the defence science and technology laboratory porton down

Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1305-1317

  Smither, Sophie J ^a   Lever, Mark S ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Containment; Facilities; Filovirus; Marmoset; Models; Porton down; Research

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY LABORATORY; AEROSOL; AEROSOL APPARATUS; ANIMAL LABORATORY; CALLITRICHINAE; EBOLA VIRUS; FILOVIRUS; FILOVIRUS INFECTION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IN VITRO LABORATORY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; ISOLATOR LINE; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY INFECTION; MARBURG VIRUS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; TELEMETRY; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AEROSOL; CONTAINMENT; FACILITIES; FILOVIRUS; MARMOSET; MODELS; PORTON DOWN; RESEARCH;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FILOVIRIDAE; FILOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES;

EID: 84865357556     PISSN: 19994915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v4081305     Document Type: Review

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