The NUITM-KEMRI P3 Laboratory in Kenya: Establishment, Features, Operation and Maintenance

Shingo Inoue; Ernest Wandera; Gabriel Miringu; Martin Bundi; Chika Narita; Salame Ashur; Allan Kwallah; Amina Galata; Mwajuma Abubakar; Sora Suka; Shah Mohamed; Mohamed Karama; Masahiro Horio; Masaaki Shimada; Yoshio Ichinose

doi:10.2149/tmh.2013-01

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The NUITM-KEMRI P3 Laboratory in Kenya: Establishment, Features, Operation and Maintenance

Shingo Inoue, Ernest Wandera, Gabriel Miringu, Martin Bundi, Chika Narita, Salame Ashur, Allan Kwallah, Amina Galata, Mwajuma Abubakar, Sora Suka, Shah Mohamed, Mohamed Karama, Masahiro Horio, Masaaki Shimada, Yoshio Ichinose

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Shingo Inoue
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Virology group)
Ernest Wandera
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Gabriel Miringu
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Martin Bundi
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Chika Narita
Senior volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Salame Ashur
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Virology group)
Allan Kwallah
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Virology group)
Amina Galata
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Mwajuma Abubakar
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Sora Suka
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Shah Mohamed
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)
Mohamed Karama
Center for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Masahiro Horio
Tropical Medicine Museum, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University
Masaaki Shimada
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (parasitology group)
Yoshio Ichinose Corresponding author
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nairobi, Kenya (Bacteriology group)

Keywords: P3 Laboratory, Kenya

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2013 Volume 41 Issue 1 Pages 27-37

DOI https://doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2013-01

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Abstract

A biocontainment facility is a core component in any research setting due to the services it renders towards comprehensive biosafety observance. The NUITM-KEMRI P3 facility was set up in 2007 and has been actively in use since 2010 by researchers from this and other institutions. A number of hazardous agents have been handled in the laboratory among them MDR-TB and yellow fever viruses. The laboratory has the general physical and operational features of a P3 laboratory in addition to a number of unique features, among them the water-air filtration system, the eco-mode operation feature and automation of the pressure system that make the facility more efficient. It is equipped with biosafety and emergency response equipments alongside common laboratory equipments, maintained regularly using daily, monthly and yearly routines. Security and safety is strictly observed within the facility, enhanced by restricted entry, strict documentation and use of safety symbols. Training is also engrained within the operation of the laboratory and is undertaken and evaluated annually. Though the laboratory is in the process of obtaining accreditation, it is fully certified courtesy of the manufactures’ and constructed within specified standards.

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