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Currently, the following documents are used to reference arthropod containment.  This list is not exahautive; other resources will be used for specific species and vectors as the need arrises.

Arthropod Ccontainment Guidelines 3.2

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/vbz.2018.2431

BMBL 6th Ed.

https://www.cdc.gov/labs/pdf/SF__19_308133-A_BMBL6_00-BOOK-WEB-final-3.pdf

CDC-IPP ACL2 Containment Checklist

https://www.cdc.gov/orr/ipp/inspection/docs/Import_Permit_Checklist_ACL-2.pdf 

NIH Guidelines

https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/NIH_Guidelines.pdf

USDA-PPQ Containment Facility Inspection Information

There are a variety of resources available on the facility containment website from the USDA linked below, which include decision tools and facility guidelines.  

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/organism-soil-imports/containment-facility-inspections 

BioSafety Topics

The links below provide specific information about the BioSafety & BioSecurity Program at Texas Tech.

Academic Safety Resources

Animals & Animal Materials

Arthropods & Vectors

Biological Risk Assessment

Biosafety & Biosecurity Home Page

Biosafety Cabinets and other Engineering Controls

Biosafety FAQs

Biosafety PI Responsibilities

Biosecurity

Biowaste Management

BUGs (Bio-material Use Guides)

Clinical Biosafety

Decontamination

Emergency Response

Human & Non-Human Primate Materials

Laboratory Self-Survey

Microorganisms

Occupational Health Program (OHP)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Plants

Prions

Recombinant/Synthetic Nucleic Acids (r/s NAs)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Toxins of Biological Origin

Transporting Biological Materials