What if a mouse infected with tularemia or antibiotic-resistant TB went missing or got out of the lab?
All systems in the biosafety lab have been designed to keep this from happening. The lab will have a series of sealed entrances. A census of animals will be taken each day. The area holding mice and rats will have a sophisticated escape prevention system. Cages will have three latches, a stainless steel wire bar lid, a filter lid and another device to ensure the cage cannot come off of the rack holding it in place. Cage doors have brush-type sweeps. Euthanized animals are medically sterilized in a device called an autoclave before they leave the facility.
