Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future

The launch of the new journal, Biosafety and Health, presents me with a unique opportunity to recount the progress of laboratory biosafety (LB) in China and my contribution to this area over the past 30 years. Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003, China has constructed a prim...

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Main Author: Guizhen Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Biosafety and Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053619300291
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spelling doaj-38739f05a3ab44bbb1e998182b3772092020-11-25T03:21:55ZengElsevierBiosafety and Health2590-05362019-09-01125658Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and futureGuizhen Wu0Corresponding author: National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, ChinaThe launch of the new journal, Biosafety and Health, presents me with a unique opportunity to recount the progress of laboratory biosafety (LB) in China and my contribution to this area over the past 30 years. Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003, China has constructed a primary network of high-level biosafety laboratories at different levels and established an expert team on LB. Furthermore, a series of LB management documents, including laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines, have been developed and published. This gradually maturing LB system has played a pivotal role in emerging infectious disease control and prevention, as well as in research, which in turn contributes to public health. In recent years, international collaboration between China and other countries has also been accelerated. Despite these achievements, we are still facing many challenges and opportunities in the field of LB. Sustainable LB development requires the joint efforts of the entire society and continuous international cooperation to safeguard global public health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053619300291Laboratory biosafetyHigh-level biosafety laboratoryManagement documentsPublic healthInternational collaboration
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Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
Biosafety and Health
Laboratory biosafety
High-level biosafety laboratory
Management documents
Public health
International collaboration
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title Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
title_short Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
title_full Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
title_fullStr Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
title_full_unstemmed Laboratory biosafety in China: past, present, and future
title_sort laboratory biosafety in china: past, present, and future
publisher Elsevier
series Biosafety and Health
issn 2590-0536
publishDate 2019-09-01
description The launch of the new journal, Biosafety and Health, presents me with a unique opportunity to recount the progress of laboratory biosafety (LB) in China and my contribution to this area over the past 30 years. Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003, China has constructed a primary network of high-level biosafety laboratories at different levels and established an expert team on LB. Furthermore, a series of LB management documents, including laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines, have been developed and published. This gradually maturing LB system has played a pivotal role in emerging infectious disease control and prevention, as well as in research, which in turn contributes to public health. In recent years, international collaboration between China and other countries has also been accelerated. Despite these achievements, we are still facing many challenges and opportunities in the field of LB. Sustainable LB development requires the joint efforts of the entire society and continuous international cooperation to safeguard global public health.
topic Laboratory biosafety
High-level biosafety laboratory
Management documents
Public health
International collaboration
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053619300291
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