Biothreat Preparedness Training: Yersinia pestis

Key points

  • This course provides clinical laboratory scientists with information about the laboratory identification of Yersinia pestis. This training assists clinical laboratory scientists in recognizing potential agents of bioterrorism that they may encounter during routine laboratory work-ups of sputum, blood, and aspirate/biopsy specimens.
Course length: 1 hour

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Course length: 1 hour

Training overview

This course is part of the Biothreat Preparedness Training Sentinel Laboratories Series.

Laboratory managers may consider using this course to:

  • Assess staff competency in performing laboratory procedures accurately.
  • Determine if staff are referring specimens for test confirmations correctly.

Training objectives

Upon completion of this eLearning, you should be able to:

  • Summarize the basic epidemiology and ecology of Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis).
  • List important aspects of biosafety in working with Y. pestis in the laboratory.
  • Outline the role of the Laboratory Response Network sentinel laboratory in the detection of Y. pestis.
  • Apply various laboratory tests that are used to presumptively identify Y. pestis.
  • Use sentinel laboratory protocols to rule rut or refer isolates for the identification of Y. pestis.

Continuing education units

This course does not offer P.A.C.E.® credits. You may receive a course completion certificate without P.A.C.E.® credits.

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Division of Laboratory Systems
  • Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)