[Risk assessment on laboratory biosafety of Leishmania]
Yan-Hong Xiong1, Ya-Yi Guan, Jian-Ping Cao
1National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, China, WHO Collaborating Center of Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai 200025, China.
Objective:
To provide the evidence for improving the risk assessment and personal protective equipment and techniques to laboratory staff related to Leishmania.
Methods:
The laboratory biosafety of Leishmania was preliminarily assessed based on the biological background information, potential hazards in experimental activities, the risk analyses of laboratory personnel and other relevant factors.
Results:
The risk assessment on laboratory biosafety of Leishmania was helpful for the establishment of the laboratory standard operating procedure, and was helpful for protecting the staff from infection of Leishmania.
Conclusion:
The risk assessment on laboratory biosafety is important to the safety of laboratory activity related to Leishmania, and is of a great significance to protect the laboratory staff.
