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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
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
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
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