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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? (unsigned)

Looks like it's fixed now. AFAIK it is now 100% correct relating to the UK however I would expect more at DSTL! --PopUpPirate (talk) 11:25, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

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)

Private BSL-3 facilities abound

Having worked and consulted in the DC area, RTP, Chicago, and at corporate sites around the eastern half of the US, I don't see any way to reasonably assemble a complete list of BSL-3 facilities. None of the ones I've worked at except USAMRIID are on this list; BSL-3 facilities are simply too common. Many vaccine manufacturing and testing facilities exist that can handle the pathogens requiring BSL-3, and most of them are not publicly advertised. The key point for BSL-3 is that treatment exists; if the treatment is derived from the living pathogen, industry will need this facility. While there isn't a West nile, Anthrax, SARS, or yellow fever testing facility on every corner, they are not uncommon enough to have the scarcity noted.

152.14.43.30 (talk) 16:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC) TWM

Similarly having worked in the UK industry designing such facilities, there are BSL-3 labs everywhere, and many, many are omitted from the list. BSL-4 is a different beast altogether and are much scarcer! --PopUpPirate (talk) 11:24, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

REDACTED

My apologies, I was wrong. Nevermind! Salvidrim (talk) 16:51, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Revision 456170207 by 197.255.96.5 (talk) added "Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research" (NMIMR) to the External links section, but without any external link, citation, or indication of biosafety levels. I'm moving it to this talk page until the BSL can be confirmed.

The institute is in Ghana, is named after Hideyo Noguchi, and apparently has a BSL-2 or BSL-3 laboratory, or both. Some references:

85.23.32.64 (talk) 14:36, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

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