Laws and Exclusions
A myriad of regulations exist for export control. Boston University is committed to complying with all United States export control laws and regulations and also fulfilling our educational and research missions as a university. Laws and Open Access Statement of Compliance with Export Control Laws All members of the University community must comply with all […]
Export Control
Export control laws regulate the shipment or transfer of equipment, articles, services, or encryption software to […]
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a member of the retroviridae family and is an enveloped icosahedral virus of about 100 to 110 nm in diameter. There are two known strains: HIV-1 and HIV-2 which both cause human disease. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic […]
Ebola Virus Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Ebola virus (Ebola virus disease (EVD), EBO, EBOV) is a member of the Filoviridae family. The filamentous viral particle contains a helical nucleocapsid and is enveloped by a host cell-derived membrane. Each viron contains one molecule of single-stranded, non-segmented, negative-sense viral genomic RNA. Four of the […]
Marburg virus Agent Information Sheet (keep for redirect)
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-414-7647 Agent Marburg virus is a member of the Filoviridae family. The filamentous viral particles contain a nucleocapsid and are enveloped. On average, they are about 800 nm long with a uniform diameter of 88 nm. Each virion contains one molecule of single-stranded, negative-sense viral genomic RNA. Disease/Infection […]
Francisella tularensis Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Francisella tularensis is a small gram-negative coccobacillus that is carried in numerous animal species, especially rabbits, and is the causal agent of tularemia (Rabbit fever, Deer fly fever, Ohara disease, or Francis disease) in humans. F. tularensis can be divided into three subspecies, F. tularensis (Type […]
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid fast gram positive rods that are non-spore forming, non-motile, slightly curved, aerobic and slow-growing. Disease/Infection Latent tuberculosis, pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Potts disease. Pathogenicity Approximately 3% to 4% of infected individuals acquire active tuberculosis during the first year after tuberculin conversion, […]
Yersinia pestis Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Gram negative rod-ovoid 0.5-0.8 µm in width and 1-3 µm in length (safety pin appearance), bipolar staining (Giemsa) facultative intracellular, non-motile. Disease/Infection Y. pestis causes a zoonotic disease of rodents and in humans can take the form of bubonic, septicemic or pneumonic plague. Pathogenicity Humans generally contract the […]
Acanthamoeba castellanii Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-358-7647 Agent Acanthamoeba is a parasite that given the opportunity can threaten sight and cause encephalitis. Disease/Infection Acanthamoeba is a parasite that is found commonly in water, soil and air. Acanthamoeba Castellanii is one of eight species that has been found to cause Acanthamoeba Keratitis, a potentially blinding […]
Ascaris suum Agent Information Sheet
Boston University Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) 617-414-7647 Agent Ascaris suum also known as “large roundworm of pigs” is a parasitic nematode that causes ascariasis in pigs. It is considered to be a different species from roundworms normally found in humans, but can cross infect. Some consider Ascaris suum to be same species as human […]