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15-Minute nucleic acid test circles strategy in large cities in China 中国大城市15分钟核酸检测圈战略

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2022.06.004

Li Zhenjun, Gao Jiaxuan

引用次数: 2

Development of and prospects for the biological weapons convention 《生物武器公约》的发展和前景

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.11.003

Liang Huigang , Li Menghui , Zhu Xiaoli , Huang Cui , Yuan Zhiming

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引用次数: 3

COVID-19 is a natural infectious disease COVID-19是一种自然传染病

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.11.001

Zhenjun Li , Jiafu Jiang , Yigang Tong , Xiangdong Ruan , Jianguo Xu

引用次数: 1

A One Health strategy for emerging infectious diseases based on the COVID-19 outbreak 基于COVID-19疫情的新发传染病“同一个卫生”战略

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.09.003

Qin Wu , Qianlin Li , Jiahai Lu

引用次数: 4

The characteristics and implications of epidemic reports during COVID-19 in the United States 美国新冠肺炎疫情报告的特点及意义

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.07.001

Yi Han, Jie Luan, Xiongli Xu, Shanshan Lu, Meng Li, Jianbo Ba

引用次数: 1

Public awareness, participation and attitude toward the national biosafety framework and genetically modified organisms in Ghana 加纳公众对国家生物安全框架和转基因生物的认识、参与和态度

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.10.003

Richard Ampadu-Ameyaw , George Owusu Essegbey , Eric Okoree Amaning

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引用次数: 2

IAP endorses the Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for codes of conduct for scientists IAP赞同《天津市生物安全指南》的科学家行为准则

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.08.002

Li Zhenjun

引用次数: 1

Biosafety and biosecurity law in Thailand: From legislation to practice 泰国的生物安全和生物保障法:从立法到实践

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.08.006

Patravee Soisangwan

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引用次数: 1

Team experience of nasopharyngeal samples reception, decontamination, and sorting during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) at Institut Pasteur Côte d’Ivoire 科特迪瓦巴斯德研究所Côte在2019冠状病毒病大流行(2020年)期间鼻咽样本接收、去污和分类的团队经验

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.08.005

Kouamé Innocent Kolia , Kipré Bertin Guédé , Kan Stéphane Kouassi , Koby Albert Obro , Kpadraux Danielle Odegue , Sylvie Mireil Sina-Kouaméle , Banga Victor Yepri , Mireille Dosso

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引用次数: 2

Capacity building for the identification, mitigation, and communication of DURC in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study 巴基斯坦DURC的识别、缓解和传播能力建设:一项横断面研究

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobb.2021.10.004

Shamsul Arfin Qasmi , Samreen Sarwar , Muhammad Azheruddin

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引用次数: 2