Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates

by Committee on Occupational Health and Saf, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

The field of occupational health and safety constantly changes, especially as it pertains to biomedical research. New infectious hazards are of particular importance at nonhuman-primate facilities. For example, the discovery that B virus can be transmitted via a splash on a mucous membrane raises new concerns that must be addressed, as does the discovery of the Reston strain of Ebola virus in import quarantine facilities in the U.S. The risk of such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030908914X
• ISBN13: 9780309089142
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"