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RiskGroupDb

New and improved RGDB

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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
bacteria Lactobacillus catenaformis 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Balantidium spp Yes No No No No
virus Paramyxoviridae Parainfluenza viruses 2 Types 1, 2, 3, and 4 2 Human Types 2,4 2 Types 1-4 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/human-parainfluenza-virus.html 2 types 1-4 2 2 2 PM, PHV 2 Types 1 and 3 Yes No No No No
bacteria Stenotrophomonas africana 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Russian spring-summer encephalitis 4 4 4 NULL; see previous edition 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/kyasanur-forest-disease-virus.html 3 V, Tick-borne encephalitis 4 3 4 Second schedule 4 NYR, PHV 4 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemophilus parasuis 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Nocardiopsis dassonvillei 2 2 (including subsp. dassonvillei, prasina) Yes No No No No
bacteria Enterococcus faecalis 2 2 TA 2 (Streptococcus faecalis) Yes No No No No
bacteria Borrelia vincenti No No No No No
bacteria Actinomadura madurae 2 2 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium kansasii 2 2 2 2 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Onchocerca spp 2 Filaria worms 2 AAH, AHH Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Alcaligenes denitrificans 1 No No No No No
virus Poxviridae Yatapox viruses (Tana & Yaba) 2 2 2 2 2 PHV 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens 2 1 p2 1 PP No No Yes 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 Fusobacterium sulci 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Clostridium absonum 2 Yes No No No 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
virus Rhabdoviridae Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus 4 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Bordetella pertussis 2 2 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bordetella-pertussis.html 2 V 2 2 T, V 2 Third Schedule 2 2 Vaccine available Yes No No No No
bacteria Acholeplasma laidlawii 2 t 2 PV No No No No No
bacteria Pseudomonas anguilliseptica 2 1 t2 2 PV No Yes No No No
parasite Giardia spp 2 2 other species than listed No Yes No No No
virus Arenaviridae Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (neurotropic) virus 3 3 3 3 RG 2 in animals 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/lymphocytic-choriomeningitis-virus.html 3 3 2 3 First Schedule Part 1 3 PHV 3 Yes Yes No No No
virus Poxviridae Chamois contagious ecthyma 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Tsukamurella inchonensis 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Centipeda periodontii 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Retroviridae Guinea pig lymphosarcoma virus (guinea pig LSA) 3 No Yes No No No
bacteria Prevotella denticola 2 2 ht 2 Old name: Bacteroides denticola Yes No No No No
parasite Dientamoeba fragilis 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Trichinella nelsoni 2 2 RG 3 in animals https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichinella.html Trichinella spp. 2 2 Z 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Ehrlichia ewingii 2 2 Z 2 PV Yes Yes No No No
virus Picornaviridae Aphthovirus 2 Yes 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 Salmonella pullorum 2 2 2 RG 3 in animals Yes Yes No No No
virus Reoviridae African horse sickness virus 3 3 1 t3 3 EPD, PM No Yes No No Yes
virus Caliciviridae Feline calicivirus 2 2 2 2 Other caliciviridae 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Flavobacterium yabuuchiae 2 (syn.: Sphingobacterium spiritivorum) Yes No No No No
bacteria Peptostreptococcus indolicus 2 old name 2 PV, old name Peptococcus indolicus No Yes No No No
parasite Piroplasma spp Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium minutissimum 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bartonella doshiae 3 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Liberobacter africanum 3 PP QUA Yes No No No No
bacteria Streptococcus uberis 2 2 2 ht 1 PIIC Yes Yes No No No
virus Togaviridae Mayaro virus 2 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mayaro-virus.html Containment Level 3 facilities, equipment, and operational practices for work involving infectious or potentially infectious materials, animals, or cultures. 3 3 3 3 First schedule part 1 3 PHV 3 Yes Yes No No No
virus Herpesviridae Equid herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) 2 2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Rickettsia conorii 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 Z 3 Rickettsia - all species First Schedule Part II 3 3 Yes Yes No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Bruconha virus 3 2 see previous edition No Yes No No No
bacteria Eubacterium contortum 2 2 Yes No No No No