Well said Pam, it is just assumed that formalin will eliminate the biohaz for Ebola, I doubt if that has been conclusively proven yet, remember we only discovered fairly recently that formalin fixation did not protect us from CJD!!!!
Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC Ruegg IHC Consulting 40864 E Arkansas Ave Bennett, CO 80102 H 303-644-4538 C 720-281-5406 prueg...@hotmail.com pru...@ihctech.net > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 20:26:16 +0000 > From: mucra...@comcast.net > To: tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ebola > CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Take Brett's advise and use that as guidleine. We don't know as much as we > should about these viruses. Pam > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tanya Abbott" <tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net> > To: "Histonet" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Sent: Thursday, October 9, 2014 2:03:47 PM > Subject: [Histonet] Ebola > > Dare I ask?! Are any Pathology labs discussing what to do with > specimens/precautions, etc. regarding a person with a potential Ebola > infection? > > Tanya G. Abbott RT (CSMLS) > Manager Technologist, Histology/Cytology > St. Joseph Medical Center > Reading, PA 19603-0316 > ph 610-378-2635 > fax 610-898-5871 > email: tanyaabb...@catholichealth.net > > This electronic mail and any attached documents are intended solely for the > named addressee(s) and contain confidential information. If you are not an > addressee, or responsible for delivering this email to an addressee, you have > received this email in error and are notified that reading, copying, or > disclosing this email is prohibited. If you received this email in error, > immediately reply to the sender and delete the message completely from your > computer system. > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
