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The following article describes a Burkholderia pseudomallei laboratory exposure.

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The 10th Hygiene Forum will take place at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland on July 6th 2023. For more information, please check the following link.

SBNet is happy to announce that a new training provider has entered the market in Switzerland, further adding to the already impressive list of training opportunities (see also the list provided in our training section on our website). microbics GmbH provides on-site trainings in:

• Basics of biosafety (for lab workers)
• Working in biosafety cabinet (for lab workers)
• Packaging and waste management (for med. practices)
• Transport of biological agents (for courier services)
• Customized trainings

For further details, please check their website.

The Federal Office for Public Health (FOPH) published a list with organism that show potential for misuse. You may find further information here. The list can be downloaded here.

A paper by Randall et al. on our (historical) understanding of droplets and aerosols and how it is related to the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases.

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The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE) launches the grand challenge for sustainable laboratories. More information may be found here.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in which they propose approaches to determining the origins of future pandemics. More details c at this link.

The Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety has published a comprehensive recommendation on structural-technical safety measures for BSL-3 laboratories in four languages: English, French, German, and Italian. The special feature of this recommendation is that it not only mentions general requirements, but makes practical suggestions based on international norms.

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Interesting article published in The Intercept on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 based on emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act between a number of well-known scientists. The article should be read in full and with an open mind. Also check the links in the article. What are your thoughts?

Also see the paper mentioned in the article.