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- Preparedness for Specific Types of Laboratory Information
- Overviews
- Testing & Presumptive Agent Identification
- Biosafety
- Specimen Collection & Shipping
- Agent Access, Use, & Transfer Regulations, Registration
- Training
- Laboratory Response Network
- Contacts
- Related Resources
Preparedness for Specific Types of Laboratory Information
Overviews
- CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism. - CDC's Laboratory Response to Suspicious Substances
Explains how federal, state, & local agencies respond to threatening letters & how labs play a role in detection & response.
Testing & Presumptive Agent Identification
- Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Protocols For Suspected Biological Threat Agents And Emerging Infectious Diseases
Protocols for sentinel laboratories are no longer posted on this site. The American Society for Microbiology has agreed to take the lead in the development and dissemination of sentinel laboratory information. Sentinel procedures may now be accessed at http://www.asm.org/index.php/guidelines/sentinel-guidelines. Information for reference laboratories will continue to be available on the Laboratory Response Network secure Website (for questions: e-mail lrn@cdc.gov; tollfree HelpDesk 1-866-LRN-LABS [1-866-576-5227]). The CDC subject matter experts on individual organisms remain available for discussion as always. (Spanish translations available) - Flowchart: Chemical Terrorism Event Specimen Collection[PDF - 658 KB] (CT Collection Guidelines Version 11.06)
This is a one-page document containing directions and visual representations for use in collecting blood and urine specimens from potentially exposed individuals. - MMWR: Public Health Contacts for Laboratory Testing To Confirm Exposure During a Potential or Known Chemical Terrorism Event
MMWR 14 Jan 2005;54(RR01):25. - Negative Staining Electron Microscopic Protocol for Rash Illness (458 KB/8 pages)
Instructions for laboratorians - Presumptive Bacillus anthracis Identification and Similar Organisms
- Presumptive Brucella spp. Identification and Similar Organisms
- Specimen Collection of Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Virus
Step-by-step instructions for laboratorians - Smallpox Specimen Collection Guidelines (98 KB/12 pages)
From "Guide D" in the / Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines- Word (101 KB/12 pages)
Biosafety
- Microbiology Biosafety[PDF - 65 KB]
Risk and precautions for Level A laboratories, by agent. - Vaccines[PDF - 39 KB]
Vaccine type, efficacy, comments, and requirements, by agent. - Summary of Biosafety Level 1 & 2 for Infectious Agents[PDF - 54 KB]
Table of primary and secondary containment methods, equipment, and facilities.
Specimen Collection & Shipping
- Infectious Agents: Specimen Shipping & Packing
Information & guidance on shipping infectious substances & diagnostic specimens - Infectious Agents: Specimen Selection[PDF - 310 KB]
Selection, transport, storage, plating and processing, by disease agent. - Chemical Agents: Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected From People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Chemical-Terrorism Agents" - Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Blood Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event[PDF - 2 MB]
This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping blood specimens to CDC. - Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Blood Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest[PDF - 253 KB]
- Chemical Agents: Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to CDC after a Chemical Event[PDF - 5 MB]
This is a one-page document containing photographs, and related text, of the required steps necessary for packaging and shipping urine specimens to CDC. - Chemical Agents: Chemical Terrorism Urine Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest[PDF - 220 KB]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Specimen-Collection Protocol for a Radiological/Nuclear Incident (4.43 MB/1 pages)
This one page document contains directions and visual representations for use in collecting urine specimens from potentially exposed individuals. - Instructions for Shipping Urine Specimens to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a Radiological/Nuclear Incident (1.37 MB/1 pages)
This document contains photographs, and related text, of the requirements for packaging and shipping urine specimens to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Internally Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (191 KB/5 pages)
- Radiological/Nuclear Incident Specimen Collection and Shipping Manifest (106 KB/2 pages)
Agent Access, Use, & Transfer Regulations, Registration
- Laboratory Registration/Select Agent Transfer Program
Regulations regarding registration for access, use, and transfer of select agents for research purposes. From the Office of Health and Safety.
Training
- Association of Public Health Laboratories - Continuing Education and Training
Provides clinical, environmental, and public health laboratory training and continuing education courses. Site includes extensive bioterrorism resources
Laboratory Response Network
- Facts About the Laboratory Response Network
Description of the network of labs that respond to biological & chemical terrorism. - CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN) website
Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism. - Presentation: Overview of the Laboratory Response Network
Overview of the LRN, an integrated network of state & local public health, federal, military, & international labs that can respond to both bioterrorism & chemical terrorism.
Contacts
- Program questions:
CDC Information Line at 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636). - Training questions:
Public Health Practice Program Office, Division of Laboratory Systems, 770-488-8295.
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