Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard

Item Details

Title

Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard

Topics

Provided a basis for stratification of agents into classes based on their risks and requisite biosafety protocols for working with each of these classes. This then allowed determination of the types of measures appropriate for each risk level/agent.

Date

1969
1970
1972
1974-76

Conclusions

Work with infectious agents can be made safer by stratification of the levels of risk and their concomitant working conditions. Outlines the factors for selecting relevant risk classes and then the working conditions associated with each.

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Source

Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard, Editions 1-4. United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1969-1976.

Citation

“Classification of Etiologic Agents on the Basis of Hazard,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/579.