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Remove all BSL 3 labs

After reading through this article, and then doing a little bit of Googling, I realized that there are 4 BSL-3 labs within walking distance of my current location, and at least 10 within 30 minutes. I am at UNC-CH. Anyways, point is, the number of BSL-3 labs has skyrocketed at a rate so high that it is no longer relevant to list BSL-3 labs in this article. Such a list would warrant a separate article possibly. Jjesusfreak01 (talk) 21:36, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

What's usually done on Misplaced Pages is to start a new article titled List of biosafety facilities. Change notability "Level 4 are accepted because of the nature of their work. If the facility is 3 or below, it must be linked to an article elaborating on it", by requiring an article be associated with the entry, it exposes it to WP:N. Does this help? ChyranandChloe (talk) 04:28, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, you are in a university/agricultural town, but I see your point. If done, perhaps list these labs by their public/private funding?biopunk 09:00, 20 July 2009 (UTC)biopunk

I have to agree here, most hospitals dealing with pathology have at least a small level 3 lab for things like TB, a list of all the level 3 labs in the world would run into the many thousands! A more interesting list would be of all the level 4 labs, as these are much rarer.Philman132 (talk) 17:52, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

I would agree - remove the list of BSL 3 labs. I know of several in Montreal, Canada (my home) alone (I work in one). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.230.152.3 (talk) 21:38, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I have removed those BL-3s with no claim to notability and/or no citation. I, personally, would go further as to remove all BL-3 labs; they are, as mentioned above, commonplace in virology labs. Jebus989 11:35, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

I disagree with the calls to remove all BSL-3 listings due to their supposed insignificance. To the Wiki-er from UNC-CH, that's near Research Triangle? Of course you'd have so many labs within walking distance. You also have many top notch research universities within walking distance. I second the follow-up post that says you are from a major research university hub and therefore your argument is too anecdotal. However, I would not be opposed to the idea of creating a separate article listing BOTH BSL-3 AND 4 labs in separate tables.

Furthermore, there are only three BSL-3/4 labs in Canada according to a list by the Federation of American Scientists. In fact, even that list is not up-to-date as I have just added one lab from Vietnam (setup in 2006) that does not even appear on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.173.120.68 (talk) 18:37, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Some info about the Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis (IVI)

It is correct, that there are treated only animal diseases, but some are also dangerous for humans
(rabies, avian flu, porcine flu, etc...), therefore in some experiments suits are worn! Please, somebody with a wiki-account, correct the info. I don't have one, and I don't want to create one just for this.

Regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.2.229.23 (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Missing Level 3/4 Facility

On the table, there is an entry to say a Level 4 facility is being built in the United Kingdom, but not where, nor who the owner of the building/land is currently. Most likely to be the DSTL or even QinetiQ, although the latter is highly unlikey. Perhaps a research university such as Oxford, Cambridge, Birmingham or perhaps Imperial College?

Hendra virus is NOT a BSL-3 pathogen

It is a BSL-4 pathogen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.111.5.34 (talk) 21:55, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

1. http://www.fas.org/programs/bio/biosafetylevels.html

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