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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 Bunyaviridae Other bunyaviridae known to be pathogenic 2 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
virus Arenaviridae Amapari virus 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Rickettsia montanensis 2 3 : (*) 3 ** 3* formerly Rickettsia canadensis 2 Z 3 Rickettsia - all species First Schedule Part II 3 PV?** 3 Yes Yes No No No
parasite Echinococcus granulosus 2 2 2 See Echinococcus spp. 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/echinococcus-granulosus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 3 (**) 3* 3(**) Z 2, 3 **, AAH, AHH, PIH, ZOP, OST 3 Classified under SAPO Yes Yes No No No
virus Parvoviridae Hamster H-1 virus 2 H-1 parvovirus 1 t2 No Yes No No No
virus Hepadnaviridae Ground squirrel hepatitis B virus 3 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Citrobacter sedlakii 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Brucella abortus 3 3 3 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/brucella-b-abortus-b-canis-b-melitensis-b-suis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html iosafety level 2 practices for activities involving clinical materials of human or animal origin; Biosafety level 3 containment, practices and facilities for all manipulations of cultures and for experimental animal studies. 3 3* 3 Z 3 Except for the attenduate strains 19 or RB51 First Schedule Part II 3 Yes Yes No Yes Yes
parasite Ternidens deminutus 2 2 Z 2 AAH AHH ZOP Yes No No No No
bacteria Hallella seregens 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Papovaviridae Rabbit (RK virus) 2 Rabbit kidney vacuolating virus 1 t2 No Yes No No No
virus Flaviviridae Hepatitis G virus 3 3 (**), D 1 3 **, PH 3 Yes No No No No
bacteria Dermatiphulus chelonae 2 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Pasteurella gallinarum 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Treponema amylovorum 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Togaviridae Alphaviruses 3 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Catonella morbi 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Borrelia dugesii 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Actinomyces spp. 2 species which are known to be pathogens in humans https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinomyces-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Moraxella atlantae 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/moraxella.html 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Poxviridae other pathogenic orthopoxviruses not in RG 2 or 4 2 No No No No No
bacteria Gemella palaticanis 1 2 Yes No No No No
virus Iridoviridae Iridoviruses of chilids, perch, goldfish, common cod, carp and cat-fish 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Faenia rectivirgula 2 1 PIIC (see Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula) Yes Yes No No No
parasite Clonorchis sinensis 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clonorchis-sinensis-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 2 Z 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Opisthorchis sinensis Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium cystitidis 2 2 t 2 PV 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 Streptococcus constellatus 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bartonella henselae 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bartonella-henselae.html 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma equirhinis 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Simian sarcoma viruses (SSV) 3 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Acinetobacter spp. 2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Legionella spp. 2 2 2 2 2 All species and all Legionella-like organisms Third schedule 2 See also Fluoribacter bozemanae Yes No No No No
virus Picornaviridae Murine poliovirus (Theiler's encephalomyelitis virus, TO, FA, GD7) 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae 2 2 2 2 2 2 Z 2 PV 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Prevotella nigrescens 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/yersinia-pseudotuberculosis.html 2 2 2 Z 2 (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis RG 3?) 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma imitans 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Sphaerophorus necrophorus 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bacillus anthracis 2 2 3 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacillus-anthracis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html Biosafety level 3 practices and facilities are recommended for work with anthrax; Agriculture Canada may also require special conditions for the use or importation of this agent 3 3* 3 T, V, Z 3 Except for attenuated starins devoid of pX02 and/or pX01 First Schedule Part II 3 3 Vaccine available Yes Yes No Yes Yes
bacteria Mycobacterium triplex 2 2 2 2 2 TMP Yes No No No No
virus Coronaviridae Coronavirus 2 2 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/human-coronavirus.html Human Coronavirus (excluding SARS-CoV) 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Equine infectious anemia virus 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides 2 Restricted animal pathogen 2 t3 No Yes No No Yes
bacteria Sphingomonas paucimobilis 2 Pseudomonas paucimobilis 2 2 Old name: Pseudomonas paucimobilis Yes No No No No
bacteria Bacillus sphaericus 1 PI PIIC No No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium wolinskyi 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Coronaviridae Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus 2 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Feline sarcoma virus (FeSV) 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 2 2 PM No Yes No No No