Talk:Biosafety level

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[edit] Consistency

Terminology is inconsistent and as a result it is unclear if "BSL4", "P4" and "L4" and different names for the same thing or not. Please: a) use one name to indicate "BSL4" or b) indicate the meaning of "P4" and "L4" and the differences when compared to "BSL4"

[edit] Boston's inclusion on the list of existing labs

The list of bsl4 laborotories includes one at boston, however the text states that the lab has not been constructed yet, and is only proposed, therefore i am removing it. :þ clsours ¡Æ! 19:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Russian L4 Labs?

Are there no Level 4 labs in Russia?

Or even China for that matter? The list seems very incomplete. 134.117.166.74 21:16, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

  • VEKTOR institute added.

[edit] examples?

Could examples of diseases be given for each level? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Crd721 (talk • contribs) 10:19, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

Diseases don't have biosafety levels, they have risk groups. Here are some examples of risk groups.
1. Streptococcus pneumoniae
2. Influenza
3. HIV
4. Ebola
BSL is related to risk group, but there's really no direct correspondence. The BMBL [1] (Ch. 3) gives HIV as an example of a virus suited to BSL-2, even though it's risk group 3. The St. Louis encephalitis virus is also risk group 3, but it's given as an example of something appropriate for BSL-3 instead of BSL-2.
CRGreathouse (t | c) 16:39, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Institute for Animal Health has a BSL-4 international reference laboratory at Pirbright in Surrey. But haven't put it down because there are, I think, some differences to the BSL-4 spec. for human pathogens, which ought to be qualified. --Aspro 11:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

yeah examples would be good. also, some of the grammar is rough. 'level 5' mentions not contaminating the sample itself - but this is something scientist do at levels 1-4 . . . maybe clarification? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.142.223.228 (talk) 17:40, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Italics?

Why is it all in italics? The article is almost painful to read, but i dont know how to change it back to normal 138.253.248.125 09:40, 15 August 2007 (UTC)