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Biosecurity - Wikipedia

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Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction and/or spread of harmful organisms (e.g. viruses, bacteria, plants, animals etc.) intentionally or unintentionally outside their native range and/or within new environments. In agriculture, these measures are aimed at protecting food crops and livestock from pests, invasive species, and other organisms not conducive to the welfare of the human population. The term includes biological threats to people, including those from pandemic diseases and bioterrorism. The definition has sometimes been broadened to embrace other concepts, and it is used for different purposes in different contexts. The COVID-19 pandemic is a recent example of a threat for which biosecurity measures have been needed in all countries of the world. The term "biosecurity" has been defined differently by various disciplines. The term was first used by the agricultural and environmental communities to describe preventative measures against threats from

Biosecurity - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission Not to be confused with Biosafety . A microbiologist working on the reconstructed virus of the 1918 Spanish Flu , using a fume hood for biocontainment . [ 1 ] Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction or spread of harmful organisms (e.g. viruses , bacteria , plants , animals etc.) intentionally or unintentionally outside their native range or within new environments. In agriculture , these measures are

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