Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (3): 328-334.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2023.136

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Formulation of Emergency Response Plan for Laboratory Animal Biosafety Emergencies in Hunan Province

Meitong LIU(), Zhang CHEN, Zhaoqiang ZHANG, Di FAN, Zhan HU, Hailing MA()   

  1. Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha 410153, China
  • Received:2023-10-08 Revised:2024-02-02 Online:2024-06-25 Published:2024-07-06
  • Contact: Hailing MA

Abstract:

The emergency management of biosafety for laboratory animals in Hunan Province is an essential component of the province’s implementation of the national biosafety strategy. To strengthen the prevention and control of biosafety risks in laboratory animals and to ensure a quick and effective response to laboratory animal biosafety emergencies, Hunan Province has formulated the "Emergency Response Plan for Laboratory Animal Biosafety Emergencies in Hunan Province". This plan aims to minimize damages caused to practitioners, public health, and laboratory animal industry, protect lives and property, and safeguard public safety and social stability. This paper analyzes the necessity, guiding ideology, principles, and basis for formulating the plan. It details the main contents of the plan, which includes scope of application, incident classification, organizational structure and responsibilities, monitoring and early warning mechanisms, emergency reporting and response, post-incident assessment, and safeguard measures. Moreover, this paper provides a summary and outlook on the emergency management of biosafety laboratory animals in Hunan Province in recent years.

Key words: Laboratory animals, Biosafety, Emergencies, Emergency response plan, Hunan Province

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