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Sabia virus incident at Yale University
E J Gandsman1, H G Aaslestad, T C Ouimet
1Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
|January 1, 1997
Summary
A research scientist recovered after accidental Sabia virus exposure during purification. This incident led to enhanced biosafety protocols for handling infectious agents in high-containment laboratories.
Area of Science:
- Virology
- Biosafety
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- An accidental human exposure to the arenavirus, Sabia virus, occurred at Yale University.
- The exposure happened during the purification of Sabia virus from tissue culture fluid in a BL-3 facility.