Always follow your facility's procedures and contact your Laboratory Response Network (LRN) reference laboratory for guidance on toxins and viruses that may be used as bioterrorism agents.
A sentinel laboratory should not attempt to:
- Accept or process environmental or animal samples
- Culture from clinical specimens or detection for these agents
- Collect specimens for suspect viruses unless directed by a public health official
The laboratory testing listed on the following pages is intended only as information. For suspect specimen collection, contact your LRN reference laboratory for guidance before collecting or referring specimens.
19. Murphy, C. (1975). Image #10144. "This is a transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of a cluster of smallpox viruses, which had been processed using a negative stain technique." https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=10144
