biosecurity
- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊsɪˈkjʊrɪti/
- Specialized
- Effective biosecurity measures are essential to prevent the spread of diseases in livestock.
- biosecurity measures
Examples
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Farmers must implement strict biosecurity protocols to protect their crops from harmful pests.
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Future outbreaks can be prevented with strict biosecurity and microbiological monitoring, and employees should be made aware of the symptoms of LCMV infection and prevention measures.
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Their laws and regulations will vary greatly regarding the biosecurity of what can be brought into their countries.
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Virtually all countries in the world have serious problems in this regard, an issue that some countries are calling "biosecurity."
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Specifically on disease management, training stakeholders on disease transmission, biosecurity, and the importance of timely reporting is key.
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Our results highlight the need for improved biosecurity, husbandry practices, and production systems.
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Rodents should be purchased only from suppliers with biosecurity and monitoring programs.
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The results obtained allow us to identify and quantify some of the most important gaps, e.g., in biosecurity, that would need to be addressed for better prevention of disease spread.
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The promotion of farmers' associations could help by allowing better access to information and training on biosecurity and health management, good husbandry practices, access to markets, feed, soft loans or microcredits, veterinary and financial services, and to lobby government for support.
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Human and animal health officials in affected countries should consider exploring the value of enhanced surveillance, flock biosecurity, and live bird market disinfection and/or rest days during periods when H5N1 viruses are typically detected.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
To protect people and the environment from attacks using germs as weapons
Steps and rules to stop people being exposed to dangerous germs in labs and hospitals
Actions to protect people and places from harmful bacteria, viruses and toxins
Actions and plans to protect people and places from attacks using harmful germs
How Secure
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biosecurity comes from the part bio- meaning 'life', the same part you see in biology, and the word security meaning 'protection'. So biosecurity is about protecting people, animals, and plants from harmful germs, viruses, or other biological dangers.