Maintenance of a number of UK laboratories dealing with highly dangerous pathogens such as Foot and Mouth Disease has been neglected because of shortcomings in the funding of these high containment facilities, the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee states in a new report. In the UK, ten sites work with the most dangerous category of human and animal pathogens (Hazard Group 4 and Defra Group 4) - operating at Containment Level 4 (CL4). Around 600 laboratories operate at the next level down, with CL3 pathogens. These are operated by government agencies, research institutes, universities and private organisations.
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