Table 1.
Summary of the LAI reports in the Asia-Pacific region [11].
| Year | Location | Agents Involved | Possible Cause | Affected Personnel | Type of Laboratory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Taiwan | Ralstonia pickettii | Unknown | - | - |
| 2014 | South Korea | Dengue | Self-inoculation | Laboratory staff | Research/BSL2 |
| 2011 | Australia | Dengue | Mosquito-bite or aerosol | Scientist | Research/BSL2 |
| 2010 | India | Buffalopox virus (BPXV) (Z) | Broken ampoule | Researcher | - |
| 2009 | Malaysia | Brucella melitensis | Unknown | Laboratory staff | Clinical |
| 2006 | Taiwan | Shigella spp. (Z) | Unknown | Graduate student | Research |
| 2006 | PR China | Seoul virus and hantavirus (Z) | Possible aerosol | 8 postgraduate students | Research |
| 2004 | Taiwan | Dengue type 1 | Mosquito bite | Graduate student | Research |
| 2004 | Taiwan ′ | SARS-CoV (Z) | Cleaning spilled waste | Researcher | Research |
| 2004 | PR China ″ | SARS-CoV (Z) | Unknown | 8 human cases, 1 died | Research |
| 2003 | Singapore | SARS-CoV (Z) | Unknown | Graduate student | Research/BSL3 |
| 2002 | Japan | Arthroderma benhamiae (Z) | Unknown | Scientist | Research |
| 2002 | Australia | S. aureus, MRSA, EMRSA (Z) | Wound contamination | Laboratory staff | Clinical |
| 2001 | Japan | Arthroderma benhamiae (Z) | Unknown | Researcher | Research |
| 2000 | South Korea | Orientia tsutsugamushi (Z) | Possible aerosol | Worker | - |
| 1999 | Taiwan | Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Z) | Handled infected abalones | Laboratory staff | - |
| 1998 | Japan | Helicobacter pylori (Z) | Unknown | Bacteriologist | - |
| 1996–2000 | Australia | Brucella suis (Z) | Unknown | Various | Clinical |
| 1996 | Malaysia * | Salmonella typhi | Unknown | Laboratory staff | - |
| 1992 | Australia | Pseudomonas pseudomallei (Z) | Unknown | 3 laboratory staff | Diagnostic |
| 1990 | South Korea | Rickettsia typhi (Z) | Unknown | Laboratory staff | Clinical |
| 1990 | India | Mycobacterium leprae (Z) | Unknown | Worker | Clinical |
| 1989 | South Korea | Rickettsia typhi (Z) | Splash to face | Laboratory staff | Research |
| 1987 | Australia^ | Newcastle disease virus (Z) | Splash to face | Laboratory staff | Research/BSL3 |
| 1986 | Australia^ | Brucella melitensis (Z) | Accidental self-inoculation | Researcher | Research |
| 1985 | Japan | Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Z) | Unknown | Pathologist | Research |
| 1982 | Australia | Shigella flexneri (Z) | Splash to face | Laboratory staff | Clinical |