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NEW ASM PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE _CUMITECH 40: PACKING AND SHIPPING OF DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS AND INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES_ In December 2003, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) announced


the release of _Cumitech 40: Packing and Shipping of Diagnostic Specimens and Infectious Substances_—a 16-page booklet on rules and regulations governing the shipment of biological and


infectious substances3. The latest in the ASM Press series of Cumulative Techniques and Procedures in Clinical Microbiology, this publication provides a brief, authoritative, and practical


guide that summarizes the recent regulations, and is designed to help individuals working with pathogens comply with national and international transport regulations and provides guidelines


for shipping dangerous pathogens and toxins by land and by air. _NATURAL PATHOGENS OF LABORATORY ANIMALS: THEIR EFFECTS ON RESEARCH_ Another ASM Press book of interest to scientists,


veterinarians, and staff who work with laboratory animals is David Baker's _Natural Pathogens of Laboratory Animals: Their Effects on Research_, published in July 2003 (ref. 4). It


describes the most common natural pathogens, many of which cause subclinical disease—their agents, epidemiology, clinical signs, pathology, potential for interference with research or


alterations of research findings, and methods of diagnosis and control. The book contains chapters on animal housing for pathogen exclusion or containment, pathogen surveillance, and


pathogens of rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, cats, dogs, swine, and nonhuman primates. It describes a historical perspective on changes in the general awareness


of laboratory animal pathogens and an overview of the important distinction between infection and disease. REFERENCES * HR 1367. National Veterinary Medical Service Act. 108th Congress, 1st


Session. * HR 1006. Captive Wildlife Safety Act. 108th Congress, 1st Session. * Sewell, D.L. Cumitech 40: _Packing and Shipping Diagnostic Specimens and Infectious Substances_ (ASM Press,


Washington, DC, 2003). Google Scholar  * Baker, D.J. _Natural Pathogens of Laboratory Animals: Their Effects on Research_ (ASM Press, Washington, DC, 2003). Book  Google Scholar  Download


references Authors * M Shalev MSc, VMD View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE


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