Please find below the information discussed earlier today regarding your concerns on handling positive or potentially positive Ebola sample material measured using Roche laboratory equipment.
Please see the following statement:
"Safety measures for the case that infected blood samples would be analysed on one of our pieces ......is a matter of very high concern to the health authorities in any country, and these authorities should be consulted for advice in these situations.
These authorities will decide whether dedicated labs will be operated for such analyses, what will be the fate of an instrument that has accidentally been contaminated, what additional safety measures may be necessary and whether there should be restrictions
regarding the import of samples of biological material from the outbreak area."
Any enquiries should be made to Public Health England (PHE), or the equivalent local public health authority.
Please see the links below for documentation provided by Public Health England regarding Ebola - Sent on behalf of Public Health England - Management of Hazard Group 4 viral haemorrhagic:
To conclude, at this time please contact your local public heath authority for advice/procedures and the equivalent documentation pertaining to the current Ebola situation.
If you have any further queries or concerns regarding this matter, please email myself or contact me through the Technical Services Helpline.
Christine.
Christine Radford
Technical Product Specialist
Roche Diagnostics Limited
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