News

The Public Health Agency of Canada recently published data on laboratory exposures that occurred in Canada in 2019. The results may be found at the following link.

EBSA has published several online webinars and courses. Information may be obtained from the following links:

Webinars

Courses

Please see the following link re. the recent publication by Fischer, et al. on low-cost measurement of face-mask efficacy and their comparison of different types of face-masks. Very pertinent information during these trying times and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Skan Pure Solutions in collaboration with the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) have just announced a new event that may be of interest to our members.

Corona Stories - Expert Experiences from Industry, Research, Public Health and Governmental Authorities.

Please see the following link for further details and how to register for the event.

We would like to draw your attention to the recently published "WHO Guidance on Implementing Regulatory Requirements for Biosafety & Biosecurity in Biomedical Laboratories: A Step-Wise Approach".  The document provides practical information and guidelines designed to support policy-makers and national regulatory bodies to develop and strengthen national biosafety and biosecurity regulatory frameworks. The document may be accessed at the following link.

Brandel et al. describe the outbreak of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following an exposure 7.5 years prior. Please see the following link for more details.

Emerging Infectious Diseases published an article on a laboratory-associated Dengue virus infection where the authors speculate it may have been caused by an improper doffing of gloves. The article may be downloaded here.

As an aid for training re. doffing of gloves, we recommend the following link.

After careful consideration regarding the ongoing spread of COVID-19 Council decided not to go ahead with the SBNet 2020 Annual Meeting in Zürich (August 20^th - 21^st, 2020).

We have been monitoring the coronavirus situation with the health, safety, and well-being of our guests in mind.

Nevertheless, we are very happy to announce that we will organise a free Webinar on the afternoon of August 20^th and that we attempt to postpone the meeting in Zürich to 2021 (August 26^th - 27^th).

We ask for your patience as we work diligently to prepare the webinar and provide additional information to you.

Also, we kindly ask registrants who have already paid their fees to contact the SBNet office regarding a refund.

Stay healthy and take care!

WHO has published interim biosafety guidelines for work with SARS-CoV-2. The document can be accessed here.

Public Health England issued a guide on the safe handling and processing of SARS-CoV-2 laboratory samples. Details may be found here.