Abstract
The animal research literature devotes much attention to the function of clothing and personal protective equipment in preventing transmission of zoonotic diseases from animal to human, but has said comparatively little about the potential for transmission of disease from human to animal. The authors consider appropriate garbing standards for personnel charged with various tasks within the animal facility, emphasizing the protection of animals from potential health threats.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the many fruitful discussions regarding facility garmenting requirements with Emerson Colby, Jeff Dodds, Barbara Holdridge, Joyce Jividen, Peter Kanter, and Dennis Piccione, all at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263.
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McGarry, M., Martin, T. Dressing for Success: Choosing Garbing Standards for the Laboratory Animal Facility. Lab Anim 32, 32–36 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0403-32
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