Labs That Have Biosafety Level 2 are Allowed to Work

Question

Labs that have Biosafety Level 2 are allowed to work with live infectious filoviruses.

Accepted Answer

Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) labs are not equipped to handle live infectious filoviruses, such as Ebola and Marburg, which require at least Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) containment due to their high risk of aerosol-transmitted laboratory infections and life-threatening nature.