Threading the NEIDL (National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories): Go Inside a BSL (Biological Safety Level)-4 Lab

American Society for Microbiology. 01/02/2018 This 57-minute video explores how the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) is secured from unauthorized entry, what ' s like to wear a Biological Safety Level (BSL)-4 level safety suit, how the facility is constructed to make it safe, and how workers carry out experiments with highly dangerous viruses such as Ebola virus and Lassa virus without jeopardizing their health or that of the surrounding community. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news