BMBL - Introduction

• 1951,1965, 1976 - Sulkin and Pike

• Surveys for lab-associated infections

  • More than 5,000 labs
  • Cumulative total of 3,921cases cited
  • Most commonly reported:
    • Hepatitis
    • Brucellosis
    • Tuberculosis
    • Tularemia
    • Typhoid
    • Venzuelan Equine Encephalitis