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  • Title: Marburg biosafety and biosecurity scale (MBBS): a framework for risk assessment and risk communication.
    Author: Dickmann P, Apfel F, Biedenkopf N, Eickmann M, Becker S.
    Journal: Health Secur; 2015; 13(2):88-95. PubMed ID: 25813975.
    Abstract:
    Current risk assessment and risk communication of biosafety and biosecurity concerns lack a convenient metric and conceptual framework. The absence of such a systematic tool makes communication more difficult and can lead to ambiguous public perception of and response to laboratory biosafety incidents and biosecurity threats. A new 7-category scoring scale is proposed for incidents and situations in laboratories related to the handling of human and animal pathogens. The scale aims to help clarify risk categories, facilitate coordination and communication, and improve public understanding of risk related to biosafety and biosecurity.
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