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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
Nocardia
spp.
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/nocardia.html
his risk group classification applies to the genus as a whole, and may not reflect the risk group classification of every species within the genus.
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
amnigenus
2
2
TA
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
bovis (BCG strains)
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
Vaccine available
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Theileria
parva
3
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
1918 Pandemic Influenza virus
3
3
4
Second schedule
No
No
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Haemobartonella
canis
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Orientia
tsutsugamushi
3
Formerly R. tsutsugamushi
3
3
3
3
Z
3
(old name Rickettsia tsutsugamushi)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
chelonae
2
2
2
2
2
2
t
2
(old name old name Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. Chelonae. Including subsp. abscessus, chelonae)
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Citrobacter
amalonaticus
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Treponema
denticola
2
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Turuna virus
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Cowpox virus
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
PHV
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Providencia
spp.
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
synoviae
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Cowdria
ruminatium
3
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brucella
suis
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
Biosafety 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
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
bacteria
Capnocytophaga
granulosa
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/capnocytophaga.html
2
3
TMP
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Murine leukemia virus
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
3
1
t2
2
PM, VEC
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
dysgalactiae
2
2
2
ht (subsp. dysgalactiae, equisimilis)
2
PV (including subsp. dysgalactiae, equisimilis)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Birnaviridae
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus
3
1
t2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Avian encephalomyelitis virus
3
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
brevis
2
2
ht
2
(Prevotella ruminicola subsp. brevis, Bacteroides ruminicola subsp. brevis)
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
helcogenes
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
amycolatum
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Yersinia
rohdei
1
+
1
PIIC
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
hispanica
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
sobria
2
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
Orungo virus
2
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
PH
Yes
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
bacteria
Sphingobacterium
spiritivorum
2
2
Old name:Flavobacterium spiritivorum
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Salmonella
gallinarum
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptococcus
niger
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/peptococcus-niger-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Leishmania
braziliensis
2
2
3
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/leishmania.html
3
(**)
3*
3(**)
Z
2, 3
**, AHH, OST, IVE, ZOP
3*
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Equid herpesviruses 2, 3 (EHV-2, 3)
2
1
t2
2
PM, TEN
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Arachnia
propionica
2
Propionibacterium propionicum
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Togaviridae
Tonate virus
3
3
3
(**)
3
3(**)
3
First schedule part 1
3
**, PHV
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
equirhinis
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
timidum
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vibrio
cholerae
2
2
2
2
T
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/vibrio-cholerae.html
2
Including El Tor
2
2
T, V, Z
2
2
T, V (including El Tor)
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinobaculum
suis
2
2
t
2
PV (Actinomyces suis)
No
Yes
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
bacteria
Rickettsia
africae
3
3
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Arenaviridae
Flexal virus
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
PHV
3
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV)
4
1
t4
4
EPD; PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Helicobacter
cholecystus
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Echinococcus
spp
2
2
2
G
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Sal Vieja virus
2
3
3
2
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
triplex
2
2
2
2
2
TMP
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Erlichia
sennetsu
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Acholeplasma
hippikon
2
t
2
PV
No
No
No
No
No
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