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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
parasite Fasciola spp 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Herpesviridae Thetalymphocryptovirus No No No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium mastitidis 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium africanum 2 3 2 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 2 3 V, Z 3 First Schedule Part I 3 3 Vaccine available Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Bartonella quintana 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bartonella-quintana.html 2 Rochalimaea quintana 2 2 Z 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Salmonella choleraesuis 2 2 2 ('enterica') subsp. arizonae (Salmonella arizonae), subsp. diarizonae, houtenae, indica, salamae Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemophilus aegyptius 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Pasteurella testudinis 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Rat leukemia virus 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 No No No No No
parasite Trichuris trichiura 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichuris-trichiura.html 2 2 2 Z 2 AHH 2 Yes No No No No
virus Picornaviridae Echoviruses 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/echovirus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 2 2 PH 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Burkholderia caryophylli 2 2 2 PP QUA No No No No No
bacteria Eubacterium brachy 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Cryptosporidium spp 2 2 2 G 2 2 2 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Streptococcus porcinus 2 2 2 ht 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Liberobacter africanum 3 PP QUA Yes No No No No
bacteria Bacillus cereus 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacillus-cereus.html 2 Biovar anthracis 2 T, TA 2 PP? PV? 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Rhodococcus chubuensis 2 (syn.: Gordonia sputi) Yes No No No No
bacteria Francisella tularensis (Type B) 2 Specifically *F. tularensis subspecies novicida [aka F. novicida], strain Utah 112; *F. tularensis subspecies holarctica LVS; *F. tularensis biovar tularensis strain ATCC 6223 (aka strain B38). *For research involving high concentrations, BL3 practices should be considered. 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/francisella-tularensis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html 2 2 3 Z, (subsp. tularensis) 3 Except for attenduated strains UTAH 112, live vaccine strain and B38 First Schedule Part II 2 Yes Yes No Yes No
virus Circoviridae Chicken anaemia virus 2 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Avian sarcoma viruses (Rous sarcoma virus, RSV) 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 2 1 t2 2 No Yes No No No
parasite Pneumocystis carinii 2 2 AAH AHH ZOP Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Borrelia latyschewii 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Enterococcus dispar 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma bovigenitalium 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Staphylococcus lugdunensis 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Lactobacillus catenaformis 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Alcaligenes xylosoxidans 1 No No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Herpesvirus ateles 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 2 2 3 First schedule part 1 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Actinomyces israelii 2 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 2 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Germiston 3 3 RG 2 in animals 2 3 2 3 3 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Nocardiopsis dassonvillei 2 2 (including subsp. dassonvillei, prasina) Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium kansasii 2 2 2 2 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Paramyxoviridae Turkey rhinotracheitis (TRT) 2 2 PM; Avian pneumovirus No Yes No No No
parasite Ascaris spp 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/ascaris-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html Yes Yes No No No
virus Flaviviridae Tick-borne encephalitis virus 4 3 (Central European), 4 (Far Eastern) 4 3 4 3 3 4 Except Louping ill, Negishi and Powassan viruses Second schedule 3 3 Yes No No Yes No
bacteria Acidovorax spp. 2 2 plant pathogen No No Yes No No
bacteria Clostridium botulinum 2 2 2 T 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clostridium-botulinum.html 2 T 2 2 T, Z 3 First Schedule Part II 2 2 T Yes Yes No Yes No
bacteria Providencia alcalifaciens 2 old name 2 2 2 ht 2 (= Proteus inconstans) 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus 3 3 3 Yes No No Yes No
bacteria Mycoplasma spp. 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycoplasma.html This risk group classification applies to the genus as a whole, but may not be representative of every species within the genus. Yes No No No No
parasite Naegleria fowleri 2 2 2 G, C 3 3 3 3 3 AHH, PAM 3 Yes No No No No
virus Papovaviridae Hamster (HaP virus) 2 1 t2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Ehrlichia chaffeensis 2 2 Z 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Waddlia chondrophila 2 2 t 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Shewanella algae 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Chlamydia psittaci 2 3 2 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/chlamydophila-psittaci.html 2 other strains 2 3 Z 3 (some strains are less virulent (strains of non-avian origin) and may be handled in the same way as organisms of group 2) 2 (non-avain strains) No No No No No
bacteria Helicobacter mustelae 2 2 2 t 2 PV; old name Campylobacter mustelae, Campylobacter pylori subsp. mustelae No Yes No No No
bacteria Porphyromonas spp. 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Rhabdoviridae Vesicular stomatitis virus 3 Except non exotic strains (Listed in Appendix B-II-D): VSV-Indiana 1 serotype strains (e.g. Glasgow, Mudd-Summers, Orsay, San Juan) and VSV-New Jersey serotype strains (e.g. Ogden, Hazelhurst) (RG2) 2 3 Human RG 2 except Alagoas (3) https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/vesicular-stomatitis-virus.html Chandipura and Piry viruses are classified as Risk Group 3 human pathogens. Indiana, Cocal, Alagoas, New Jersey, Isfahan and Maraba viruses are classified as Risk Group 2 human pathogens. Vesicular Stomatitis Virus is classified as Risk Group 3 since the species includes Risk Group 3 serotypes. 2 2 2 3 Excpet Indiana vesticulovirus and New Jersey vesiculovirus First schedule part 1 3 EPD, PHV 2 Yes Yes No No No