The ABSA International Laboratory-Acquired Infection (LAI) Database has posted new entries for the following pathogens or toxins. You can search partial terms using the asterisk (*), AND, OR:

  1. 2013- Shiga Toxin from Escherichia coli O157:H7: mixing six E. coli O157:H7 strains in a soil-biochar blend
  2. Unknown time- Zika Virus; Injection of a highly concentrated live ZIKV strain into a mouse, followed by blood withdrawal and sacrifice of the mouse
  3. 2021- SARS-CoV-2; Actual cause not identified. The article speculates that the researcher took off her PPE in the wrong order, starting with the “face mask.”
  4. 2021- Monkey B virus, Herpes B virus, Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1; The veterinarian performed necropsies on two “monkeys,” two days apart.