Introduction of standard system for construction of arthropod biosafety laboratories in the United States
Liang Lei1, Xia Han2, Zhao Siqing3, Gao Yuwei3, Zhao Tongyan3, Sun Yansong3,Wang Rong4, Cui Lei1, Wang Yanqin1, Li Ming5, Chen Xunxun6
Arthropod-borne diseases, such as dengue, malaria, tick-borne encephalitis, etc., are natural infectious diseases transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods. They have varying degrees of outbreaks and epidemics in China and even globally each year, bringing huge challenges to public health and biosafety. This paper summarizes and compares the relevant standards for the construction of arthropod biosafety laboratories in the United States, focusing on the classification of arthropod biosafety laboratories, including the main requirements for process layout points, ventilation and air conditioning schemes, waste treatment, and drainage measures at different levels of laboratories, in the hope of providing suggestions and opinions on the development and construction of relevant standards for arthropod biosafety laboratories in China.