Surveillance of laboratory exposures to human pathogens and toxins, Canada, 2024
The exposure incident rate was higher in 2024 compared to the previous year. The public health sector had the highest incident rate between 2016-2024. Qualitative analysis revealed that working with cultures outside the biological safety cabinet and insufficient face-related personal protective equipment were common factors involved in confirmed exposure incidents.
Authors
- Antoinette Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5720-7742)
- Audrey Gauthier
- Christine Abalos
- Samuel Bonti‐Ankomah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-1643)
- Évelyne Tran
Institutions
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v51i101112a04
- Primary Topic
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency