Noun
(biology) Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment.
(genetics) The modification of an organism's genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce outside of a laboratory.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA critical element in animal biosecurity, biocontainment, is the control of disease agents already present in a particular area, and works to prevent novel transmissions. Source: Internet
“Younger people tend to be less vigilant about masking and social distancing,” Neysa Ernst, nurse manager at Johns Hopkins Hospital's biocontainment unit in Baltimore, Maryland told Reuters in an email. Source: Internet
Biosafety level refers to the stringency of biocontainment precautions deemed necessary by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for laboratory work with infectious materials. Source: Internet
UNMC was commissioned by the CDC in 2005 to create the biocontainment unit where three patients currently are. Source: Internet
Spurred by the biohazard scares that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the SARS outbreak, the facility opened in 2005 with the 10-bed biocontainment unit — the first in the nation of its size, officials here say. Source: Internet