Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction or spread of harmful organisms intentionally or unintentionally outside their native range or within new environments. In agricultur
A microbiologist working on the reconstructed virus of the 1918 Spanish Flu, using a fume hood for biocontainment.
A biologist washing his boots to avoid contaminating a site with invasive species
Biosecurity sign for use on a farm or agricultural area experiencing swine fever (Dutch example)
One use of the concept of biocontainment is related to laboratory biosafety and pertains to microbiology laboratories in which the physical containment of pathogenic organisms or agents is required, u
Biosecurity
…started to include the prevention of the theft of biological materials from research laboratories, called "laboratory biosecurity" by WHO. The term laboratory biosafety refers to the measures taken "to reduce the risk of accidental release of or exposure to infectious disease agents", whereas laboratory biosecurity is…
Researchers working in Class III cabinets at the U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories, Camp Detrick, Maryland (1940s). Biocontainment procedures were pioneered at the USBWL in the 1940s and '50s.