Table 2. Risks associated with snail culture facilities.
| Risk | Inherent risk score | Total
inherent risk |
Controls | Residual risk score | Total risk
post control |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likelihood | Impact | Likelihood | Impact | ||||
| Spread of
Biomphalaria
glabrata snail to environment |
Possible | Critical | 15 | 1) Precautionary measures
for snail housing facility including physical barriers and restricted access 2) Use of SOPs regarding disposal of infectious material and non- indigenous snail species |
Rare | Critical | 5 |
| Establishment of a
B. glabrata
colony outside laboratory facility |
Possible | Critical | 15 | 1) Development of
containment strategies |
Rare | Critical | 5 |
Likelihood was scored as almost certain/common, 5; likely, 4; possible, 3; unlikely, 2; rare, 1. Impact was scored as critical, 5; major, 4; moderate, 3; minor, 2; insignificant 1.