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Agent Type Genus / Virus Group Species / Virus Name NIH NIH notes BMBL Australia / New Zealand Austrailia / New Zealand notes Belgium Belgium notes Canada Canada PSDS Canada Notes European Community European Community notes Georgia Georgia notes Germany Germany notes Singapore Singapore notes Singapore schedule Switzerland Switzerland notes United Kingdom United Kingdom notes Human Pathogen Animal Pathogen Plant Pathogen Select Agent CDC Select Agent USDA
virus Flaviviridae Powassan virus 3 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/powassan-encephalitis-virus.html 3 3 3 3 First schedule part 1 3 PHV 3 Yes Yes No No No
virus Orthomyxoviridae Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/influenza-a-virus-subtypes-h5-h7-h9.html 3 First schedule part 1 No No No No No
bacteria Sporichthya brevicatena 1 2 TMP Yes No No No No
bacteria Neisseria elongata 1 + 1 or 2 subsp. Elongata RG 1, PIIC; subsp. Glycolytica RG 1, PIIC; subsp. Nitroreducens RG 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Erlichia spp. 2 Yes Yes No No No
parasite Leishmania spp. 2 2 2 G (mammalian) https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/leishmania.html 2 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Poxviridae Chamois contagious ecthyma 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Neisseria meningitidis 2 2 2 b: Low infectious dose, high pathogenicity, common source of laboratory-acquired infections.; f: High risk of aerosol spread. 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/neisseria-meningitidis.html 2 V 2 2 V 2 2 Vaccine available Yes No No No No
bacteria Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 2 2 2 2 2 2 Z 2 PV 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium bovis 3 Except BCG vaccine strain (RG2) 3 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex.html#footnote28 3 V, except BCG strain 3* 3 V, Z 3 First Schedule Part I 3 (Except BCG strain) Yes Yes No No No
parasite Mansonella perstans 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Poxviridae Fibroma viruses 2 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Vibrio salmonicida 2 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Prevotella nigrescens 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Rhadinovirus, except H.ateles,H. saimiri 2 2 PM 2 HHV8 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Campylobacter coli 2 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/campylobacter-coli.html 2 Z 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma imitans 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Arenaviridae Mobala virus 3 3 3 2 3 PHV 3 Yes No No No No
virus Retroviridae Ovine lymphosarcoma virus (OLV) 3 No Yes No No No
parasite Enterobius spp Yes Yes No No No
virus Picornaviridae Coxsackie virus 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/coxsackievirus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 2 2 2 PH 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Clostridium perfringens 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clostridium-perfringens.html This risk group applies to the species as a whole, and may not apply to every strain. 2 2 2 ht, T 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemophilus piscium 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Peptostreptococcus prevotii 2 Anaerococcus prevotii 2 (Peptococcus prevotii) No Yes No No No
bacteria Borrelia tillae 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Actinomyces hyovaginalis 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinomyces-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Serratia proteamaculans 2 n 2 PI, (including subsp. proteamaculans) Yes No No No No
parasite Trichinella spp 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichinella.html Trichinella spp. 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP Yes Yes No No No
virus Reoviridae Rotaviruses for animals (other) 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Methylobacterium mesophilicum 1 + 1 PIIC No No No No No
parasite Clonorchis viverrini 2 See also: Opisthorchis viverrini 2 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Opisthorchis viverrini Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Citrobacter sedlakii 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Fusobacterium ulcerans 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bordetella avium 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Bacteroides ruminicola 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html 2 Prevotella brevis Yes No No No No
virus Caliciviridae Porcine enteric calicivirus 2 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Acidaminococcus fermentas 2 ht 2 No No No No No
virus Unclassified Hepatitis viruses 3 3 **, D 3 * Yes No No No No
bacteria Salmonella abortusovis 2 2 RG 3 in animals Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma corogypsi 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
parasite Plasmodium malariae 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Dermatiphulus chelonae 2 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Legionella jordanis 2 2 2 2 All species and all Legionella-like organisms Third schedule 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Catonella morbi 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Gamma herpes 2 Herpes 6 and 7 and Lymphocryptovirus (EB-like viruses) Yes No No No No
virus Paramyxoviridae Rinderpest virus (Cattle plague virus) 4 1 t4 4 EPD; PM No Yes No No Yes
bacteria Arcanobacterium pyogenes 2 2 2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Streptococcus parasanguinis 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Pasteurella gallinarum 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Bunyavirus 3 3 Yes Yes No No No