Biosafety laboratory with level of containment 3 (BSL3)

Biosafety laboratory with level of containment 3 (BSL3)

The BSL3 (50 m²) is composed of 3 modules including laboratory, insectarium and animal facilities. It can be used for manipulating diagnostic samples that can contain Influenza viruses, West Nile virus or other zoonotic agents. It is also adapted for virus isolation and studies on host-vector-pathogen interactions, including vector competence studies, especially in the Insectarium I3 and Animal facility A3.

The CIRAD equipment and facilities strengthened by the EPIGENESIS project are an open platform which already welcomes partners from Guadeloupe and is ready to welcome other partners from the Caribbean and international research teams for the “One health” regional approach.