Biocontainment Basics and Zoonotic Disease Training Course
Dates: June 24-26, 2014
Course description: The course will focus on biocontainment BSL-2 and BSL-3 practices, lab safety, handling packages of unknown agents, information about endemic and foreign animal zoonotic diseases listed as terrestrial threats to the United States and its territories, and detecting these novel agents. The course will consist of classroom discussions, activities, and laboratory experiential exercises.
Learner Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate biosafety and biocontainment skills needed to protect themselves and their environment from the accidental spread of disease causing agents.
- Select, don, and discard personal protective equipment in a manner which reduces the risk of accidental exposure to dangerous microorganisms.
- Demonstrate skills necessary to mitigate the risk of contracting disease while handling specimen shipments.
- Demonstrate skills necessary to safely and securely operate in a biosafety cabinet.
- Recognize characteristics and threats associated with new and emerging animal and zoonotic diseases. Diseases covered this year include:
- Rabies
- Arboviruses such as Eastern Encephalitis and West Nile Virus
- Arenaviruses such as Lassa Fever
- Emerging diseases such as MERS-CoV
- Filoviruses such as Ebola and Marburg
- Plus Anthrax, Glanders, Plague, Q-Fever, and Vesicular Stomatitis
Course length: Two Days (June 26th is an optional third day for tours)
Course participants: Diagnostic Lab Personnel and Students (Limited to the first 18 registrants)
Location: Biosecurity Research Institute in Manhattan, Kansas
Host: Center for Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) in conjunction with the Biosecurity Research Institute.
To register: Send completed registration form (pdf) to John Webster johnwebster@bri.ksu.edu
If you have questions, call John at 785-532-3259.