Containment of antimicrobial resistance for strengthening global public health security: Biorisk management perspectives [PDF]
Biosafety and HealthAntimicrobials have been hugely successful in improving health outcomes. However, its positive impact is threatened by worldwide increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Use, misuse and overuse are the drivers of AMR.
Md Asadulghani +2 more
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Synthetic Integration of an FCS into Coronaviruses—Hype or an Unresolved Biorisk? An Integrative Analysis of DNA Repair, Cancer Research, Drug Development, and Escape Mutant Traits [PDF]
LifeA 19 nt fragment that spans the SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site (FCS) is identical to the reverse complement of a proprietary human DNA repair gene sequence.
Siguna Mueller
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Plant Signaling Mediates Interactions Between Fall and Southern Armyworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Their Shared Parasitoid Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) [PDF]
InsectsIn Africa, the current harmful maize pest is Spodoptera frugiperda. Its attack can be severe and cause total economic losses. Spodoptera eridania is another species of the same genus, detected a few months after S.
Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto +4 more
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A Cross-Border Biorisk Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public HealthThe COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to public health, exposing first responders to high biosafety risks during medical assistance and containment efforts. The PANDEM-2 study aimed to address these critical biosafety issues by emphasising the importance of frequently updated, harmonised guidelines.
Vandenberghe P +3 more
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An Overview of the NIH Biorisk Management Program [PDF]
Applied Biosafety, 2016 Biosafety and biorisk management are emerging areas of safety that are not well understood by the general public.
Shruti M. Gentilli +3 more
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Biorisk Assessment of Medical Diagnostic Laboratories in Nigeria
Safety and Health at Work, 2013 Background: The aim of this study was to assess public and private medical diagnostic laboratories in Nigeria for the presence of biosafety equipment, devices, and measures.
Bankole Henry Oladeinde +4 more
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Thrombosis in a Capuchin Monkey (Sapajus apella). [PDF]
J Med PrimatolABSTRACT This case report describes a capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella) that presented with bilateral paralysis and cold hind limbs. Clinical examination, including ultrasound imaging, revealed dilated cardiomyopathy and aortic thrombosis. Macroscopic, histopathological, and immunohistochemical analyses confirmed these findings.
Helm C, Bracke A, Teifke JP, Ulrich R.
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Training in tools and modelling to develop risk ranking and quantitative microbial risk assessment for cheese along the Polish and Spanish food. [PDF]
EFSA JAbstract To ensure that ready‐to‐eat products are safe to eat, it is important to develop new tools to prevent and control bacterial contamination. Risk assessment has been gaining popularity in recent years and provides tools with which we can develop mathematical models for robust food safety management tools for use by health authorities, consumer ...
Sęczkowska O +4 more
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National Biosafety Management System: A Combined Framework Approach Based on 15 Key Elements
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 The pervasive nature of infections causing major outbreaks have elevated biosafety and biosecurity as a fundamental component for resilient national laboratory systems.
Arnaud Orelle +7 more
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Applied Biosafety, 2018 The emergence of highly infectious diseases such as Hepatitis and HIV increasingly drives the importance of health and safety in medical laboratories.
Henry M. Ogaro +3 more
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