Tipos de modelos de análise para controle sanitário de animais de laboratório

Abstract

The use of animals in research allowed gains in academic knowledge and in new therapeutic approaches, as they are models with characteristics common to humans. The quality of the animals used has a strong impact on the validity and reproducibility of research results, in addition to reducing the number of animals in the study. To achieve this type of quality standard, sanitary monitoring programs must be adopted in order to avoid biological contamination by animals, biological materials, insects, people and equipment. In addition to preventing the entry of pathogens into the colonies, the sanitary standard of the environment and of the animals already present in the vivarium must be known, preventing a collective outbreak of diseases. As laboratory animals can potentially be asymptomatic carriers of pathogens, sanitary control becomes even more challenging. According to what has been discussed, the objective of this study is to collect information on the sanitary control of animals used in research. This literature review includes information, recommendations and methodologies for parasitological, bacteriological and virological monitoring of the main species of animals intended for research, including mice, rats, guinea pigs and rabbits.