Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária (PPGMV), Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva (DMVP), Centro de Ciências Rurais (CCR), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Prédio 44, Sala 5125/5132, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia (IB), Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Travessa André Dreyfus, s/nº. Campus Universitário Capão do Leão. Prédios 18 e 25, Capão do Leão, RS, CEP 96010-900, Brazil.
Braz J Microbiol. 2022 Sep;53(3):1715-1721. doi: 10.1007/s42770-022-00734-0. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
This study aimed to guide professionals working in veterinary laboratories, outpatient clinics, medical centers, and hospitals regarding the biosafety measures that should be adopted during the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. While the population is not yet fully immunized by vaccines, the adoption of biosafety measures is essential to control the spread of circulating strains of the new coronavirus. Thus, the importance of professionals and collaborators following biosafety guidelines in different veterinary work environments is highlighted. The main protocols on biosafety to be adopted include frequent handwashing with water and soap or using 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizers, using personal protective equipment (PPE) (including gloves, lab coat, face mask), avoiding the contact of the hands with mucous membranes (eyes, nose and mouth), not sharing personal objects, keeping environments clean and well ventilated, social distancing of 1.5 m between individuals, and maintaining objects and surfaces regularly clean throughout the work environment. The transformation of work processes, such as various biosafety practices, is necessary within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and improves the safety of professionals in their work environment and other people and animals, decreasing contamination risks in order to reduce the spread of this viral agent.
本研究旨在为兽医实验室、门诊诊所、医疗中心和医院的专业人员提供指导，介绍在新型冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）大流行期间应采取的生物安全措施。虽然人群尚未完全通过疫苗实现免疫，但采取生物安全措施对于控制新型冠状病毒循环株的传播至关重要。因此，强调了专业人员和合作者在不同兽医工作环境中遵循生物安全指南的重要性。应采用的主要生物安全协议包括经常用肥皂和水洗手或使用含 70%酒精的手部消毒剂、使用个人防护设备（包括手套、实验服、口罩）、避免手部接触粘膜（眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴）、不共享个人物品、保持环境清洁和通风良好、个人之间保持 1.5 米的社交距离，并定期清洁整个工作环境中的物品和表面。在 COVID-19 大流行背景下，需要改变工作流程，例如采取各种生物安全措施，从而提高工作环境中专业人员以及其他人和动物的安全性，降低污染风险，以减少这种病毒传播。
