Counting viral plaques inside the Centers for Disease Control's Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory
Centers for Disease Control microbiologist, and Special Pathogens Branch (SPB) staff member, Zachary Braden in the process of counting viral plaques within fixed monolayers of cells, which had been set atop a light box. While inside the organization’s Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) laboratory, this activity was taking place so that Mr. Braden would be able to titrate a viral stock. Zachary was outfitted in an orange air-tight, self-contained, positively-pressurized suit, which kept him free of possible contamination. The Special Pathogens Branch's (SPB) charter is the study of highly infectious viruses, many of them causing hemorrhagic manifestations in humans. Daily work involves the investigation of viruses such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, Rift valley fever virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, arenaviruses and hantaviruses, and other recently identified and emerging viral diseases.
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