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Note: The original version of this article consists of excerpts taken from the public domain CDC page at http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4s3.htm

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"

Please remember to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). BSL4, P4, and L4 are used synonymously; the primary difference is the context it is used in. The United States prefers to use BSL (Biosafety Level), however France and several other European speaking countries prefer P4: Protection (or pathogen) four. A terminology section would be helpful, although it would be a bit of a challenge to cite since few sources would discuss this small inconsistency. ChyranandChloe (talk) 22:50, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

List of Biosafety Laboratories / Zoonotic disease reference laboratories / Human & Environmental health surveillance

Have you considered the Microbiology Department of the University of Hong Kong and the work of Peiris, Guan, Chen et al. on RNA viruses to promote human and environmental health, their biosafety level, and impact of their work on the understanding of zoonotic disease outbreaks or the standard of journals where their publications have been accepted, to add to your lists? 06:38, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

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)

Russian & Chinese 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.

Added Wuhan Institute of Virology that will host the first BSL-4 facility currently under construction in China, based on French P4 standards. China and France seem to have a long-standing co-operation in level-3 and 4 virus research, as evidenced by the Emerging Viruses programme page on the institute web site. The group is leaded by Shi Zhengli, who's notably recognized for her works on SARS. N00w (talk) 12:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

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 (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)

Just curious, is influenza A always BSL-2? Surely something like highly pathogenic H5N1 would be treated with more care. cyclosarin (talk) 12:35, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

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)

List of Biosafety Facilities

The commented out text is dispuated between

The following is a list of notable biosafety facilities, levels 3 and 4 are automatically accepted because of the nature of their work

and

"List of Biosafety level 3 and 4 facilities" IS CORRECT; Since "List of biosafety facilities" (i.e., Levels 1-4) would be thousands of names!

I am defending the first name for the following reasons: the title of this article is "Biosafety level" from which it discusses all four levels of biosafety, the list should not be constrained to simply levels three and levels four—if the facility is notable, it should be listed. Please remember that the article, specifically the hidden comments are not locations to house discussion. ChyranandChloe (talk) 03:39, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

NIH BSL-4

NIH has a BSL-4 lab, but it is not used. Can anyone confirm/deny? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.108.45.71 (talk) 23:52, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (Canada) Entry

This entry should be removed as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease as well as the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory are in the same complex.

Canada has only has one BSL-4 laboratory.

It is the CANADIAN SCIENCE CENTRE FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH (CSCHAH) is jointly run by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Biopunk (talk) 07:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)biopunk

Thank you, the correction has been made. ChyranandChloe (talk) 03:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Popular Culture

Why exactly was this section removed? Waydot (talk) 22:41, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

It was unverified (WP:V), and only reproduced bits from the old Ebola article. It should be incorporated into the History section, describing its impact on society. ChyranandChloe (talk) 22:44, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Unverified? It said the levels are described in a movie (Outbreak). Verification of the fact can be made by watching the movie. I've seen it, and that's how I was first informed of existence of BSLs.Waydot (talk) 22:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

While we're at it, reference to fictional BSL5 labs could be put such section if it were to come back.Waydot (talk) 22:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I've brought it back as it was before. Have fun. ChyranandChloe (talk) 04:41, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Labs to Add

• University of Louisville: Center for Predictive Medicine
  • Details: The $34.6-million Center for Predictive Medicine, a Level 3 biosafety lab, is scheduled to open next year on UofL’s Shelby Campus. The 37,000-square-foot facility is one of 13 such labs being built through a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases plan to better protect Americans from biological threats ... For more information, call 502-852-1113.
  • SOURCE: Center for Predictive Medicine > University of Louisville
  • I validate this information as being factual and true --Urda (talk) 17:59, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

The BSL-4 laboratory in Galveston has been up and running since before Hurricane Ike. It was officially dedicated in November after the storm. I'm not a Wiki-editor or I'd update it myself. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.128.103.100 (talk) 00:24, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

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)

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