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Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
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Belgium notes
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Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
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Germany notes
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Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
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Switzerland notes
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United Kingdom notes
Human Pathogen
Animal Pathogen
Plant Pathogen
Select Agent CDC
Select Agent USDA
bacteria
fungus
parasite
virus
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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
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Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
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Switzerland notes
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United Kingdom notes
Human Pathogen
Animal Pathogen
Plant Pathogen
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Select Agent USDA
parasite
Fasciola
gigantica
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/fasciola-hepatica.html
Fasciola hepatica
2
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Salmonid herpesvirus (Herpesvirus salmonis)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
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
bacteria
Flavobacterium
yabuuchiae
2
(syn.: Sphingobacterium spiritivorum)
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
bestiarum
2
1
ht+
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
minutissimum
2
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Ovine pulmonary adenomatosis virus
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Shewanella
algae
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Trichostrongylus
orientalis
2
2
Z
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Duck hepatitis virus
2
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Porphyromonas
spp.
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Contracaecum
osculatum
2
2
Z
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bartonella
talpae
3
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
contortum
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinobacillus
pleuropneumoniae
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinobacillus-aggregatibacter.html
2
t
2
PV (Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae)
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
piliforme
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Caliciviridae
Sapovirus (former Sapporo virus)
2
2
(like viruses)
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
Vertebrate coltiviruses
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
choleraesuis
2
2
2
('enterica') subsp. arizonae (Salmonella arizonae), subsp. diarizonae, houtenae, indica, salamae
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Plasmodium
spp
2
2
2
(human & simian)
2
(human,simian)
2
2
AHH, AAH
2
(human & simian)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
testudinis
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
parasuis
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacillus
popiliae
1
PI
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterococcus
faecalis
2
2
TA
2
(Streptococcus faecalis)
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Herpes virus B (Herpesvirus simiae)
4
Herpes B or Monkey B virus
4
4
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/cercopithecinae-herpes-virus-1.html
3
4
3
4
Ceropithecine herpesvirus 1
Second Schedule
3
PHV
4
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacillus
cereus Biovar anthracis
3
2
3
First schedule part 2
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
porcinus
2
2
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
4
4
4
4
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-fever-virus.html
4
4*
4
4
Second schedule
4
PHV
4
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Liberobacter
africanum
3
PP QUA
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rhodococcus
chubuensis
2
(syn.: Gordonia sputi)
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Brevibacterium
avium
2
t
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
sulci
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Sendai virus (murine parainfluenza virus type 1)
2
2
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Allomonas
enterica
1
+
2
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Anisakis
simplex
2
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Spondweni virus
2
3
3
3
3
Subspecies of Zika virus
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
Clostridium
carnis
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Prion
Kuru
3
2
2
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/creutzfeldt-jakob-agent-kuru-agent.html
Biosafety level 3 facilities, practices and containment equipment for activities involving these agents; also listed under biosafety level 2 with special precautions; level of containment will depend on the nature of the manipulations and the amount of sera, bio/necropsy materials handled
3
**, D, d
3*
3(**)
3
First schedule part 1
3
** PH TSE
3
*
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
brasiliensis
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Microsporidium
spp.
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
Bovine polyomavirus (BpoV)
2
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Nocardiopsis
dassonvillei
2
2
(including subsp. dassonvillei, prasina)
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vibrio
vulnificus
2
2
Beneckea vulnifica
2
2
Z
2
Old name: Beneckea vulnifica
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
kansasii
2
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Ehrlichia
ewingii
2
2
Z
2
PV
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Chlamydia
spp.
2
No
No
No
No
No
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