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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
virus Herpesviridae Rhadinovirus, except H. ateles and H. saimiri 2 2 PM 2 HHV8 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Lactobacillus catenaformis 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Capnocytophaga canimorsus 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/capnocytophaga.html 2 ht 2 No No No No No
bacteria Rickettsia aeschlimannii 3 2 Z 3 Rickettsia - all species First Schedule Part II 3 Yes No No No No
virus Retroviridae Oncornavirus C, except HTLV I and II No No No No No
bacteria Bartonella weisii 3 2 No No No No No
parasite Trichomonas vaginalis 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichomonas-vaginalis.html 2 2 2 AHH 2 Yes No 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 Picornaviridae Cardiovirus 2 Encephalomyocarditis virus 2 2 PHV PM Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Actinobacillus suis 2 2 2 ht 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Rat lymphosarcoma virus (Rat LSA) No Yes No No No
parasite Trypanosoma brucei brucei 2 2 2 C, G 2 RG 3 in animals https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trypanosoma-brucei-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html Trypanosoma brucei 2 2 2 2 AHH 2 Classified under SAPO Yes Yes No No No
parasite Balantidium coli 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/balantidium-coli-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 2 2 Z 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Yes No No No No
virus Picornaviridae Encephalomyocarditis virus 2 NULL; see previous edition 2 2 2 PHV Yes No No No No
bacteria Actinomadura pelletieri 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium marinum 2 2 2 2 2 2 Z 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium auris 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Staphylococcus schleiferi 2 2 ht 2 PV, (including ubsp. coagulans, schleiferi) No Yes No No No
virus Togaviridae Semliki forest virus 3 3 2 NULL; see previous edition 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/semliki-forest-virus.html 2 2 2 3 First schedule part 1 2 PHV, VEC 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Circoviridae Porcine circovirus 2 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
parasite Oesophagostomum dentatum 2 1 t2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Bovine foamy virus 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Bacteroides forsythus https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html 2 No No No No No
bacteria Flavobacterium columnare 2 1 t2 2 PV (Flexibacter columnaris) No Yes No No No
bacteria Pantoea agglomerans 2 2 2 PP? (old name Enterobacter agglomerans) No Yes No No No
parasite Pseudoterranova decipiens 2 2 Z 2 AAH AHH ZOP 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Xanthomonas fragariae 1 p2 2 PP; QUA No No Yes No No
bacteria Acholeplasma modicum 2 t 2 PV No No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Herpesvirus HHV 6 - 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 PH 2 (HHV 6-8) Yes No No No No
bacteria Jonesia denitrificans 2 2 t 2 PV; old name old name Listeria denitrificans No Yes No No No
bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei 3 Pseudomonas pseudomallei 3 2 b f 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/burkholderia-pseudomonas-pseudomallei-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html Biosafety level 3 practices and containment for activities utilizing infectious body fluids and tissues; also for activities with a high potential for aerosol or droplet production or the production of large quantities of infectious materials; Agriculture Canada may impose additional requirements or restrictions on the use of this agent. 3 Pseudomonas pseudomallei 3 3 ht 3 First Schedule Part II 3 3 Yes Yes No Yes Yes
bacteria Pseudomonas alcaligenes 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Hanta virus 3 3 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/hantavirus.html Hantavirus spp. 2 other, unless listed; Seoul and Hantaan RG 3 3 First schedule part 1 3 PHV; Prospect Hill virus and Thottapalayam virus are 2 3 Prospect Hill and Puumala (2) Yes No No No No
parasite Giardia lamblia 2 2 Also known as Giardia duodenalis and Giardia intestinalis 2 syn. Giardia intestinalis, G. duodenalis https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/giardia-lamblia.html 2 Giardia intestinalis 2 2 Z 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 (Giardia intestinalis) Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Anaplasma ovis 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Escherichia fergusonii 2 2 with the exception of non-pathogenic strains 2 ht 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Myroides odoratus 2 2 2 (old name Flavobacterium odoratum) Yes No No No No
bacteria Treponema vincentii 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Parvoviridae Adeno-associated viruses AAV 2 1 or 2 AAV 2, 3, and 5 RG1 AAV 1, 4, 6, 11 RG2 2 PH, AAV No Yes No No No
bacteria Clostridium malenominatum 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Wesselsbron virus 3 3 3 (**) 3* 3(**) 3 First schedule part 1 3 PHV 3 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemophilus influenzae 2 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/haemophilus-influenzae.html 2 2 2 V 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Borrelia recurrentis 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Prevotella corporis 2 2 2 Old name: Bacteroides corporis Yes No No No No
parasite Dicrocoelium dendriticum 2 2 2 Z 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Enterobacter hormaechei 2 2 ht 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma glycophilum 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Papovaviridae Leopard frog papovavirus 2 I 4 to 5 No Yes No No No
bacteria Listonella anguillarum 2 2 PV, old name old name Vibrio anguillarum No Yes No No No
bacteria Citrobacter farmeri 2 2 Yes No No No No