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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
Kingella
oralis
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
spp.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/enterobacter.html
This risk group applies to the genus as a whole, and may not apply to every species within the genus.
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Providencia
alcalifaciens
2
old name
2
2
2
ht
2
(= Proteus inconstans)
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Cytomegaloviruses of mouse, guinea pig and rat
2
2
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
virus
Togaviridae
Sagiyama virus
2
3
3
3
PHV
3
Subspecies of Ross River virus
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
duttoni
2
2
2
2
Z
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Belgrade (see Dobrava)
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/hantavirus.html
Hantavirus spp.
3
also known as Dobrava
3
3
PHV
3
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
parahaemolyticus
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Shewanella
algae
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Ehrlichia
sennetsu
2
Rickettsia sennetsu
3
2
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Newcastle disease virus
2
3
exotic strains, (non-virulent endemic strains are RG2)
2
RG 3 in animals
2
2
2
2
2
EPD PHV
2
Classified under SAPO
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Porphyromonas
spp.
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Bunyavirus
3
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
piscium
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
agglomerans
2
(see Pantoea agglomerans), PP?
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Pneumonia virus of mice
2
Murine pneumonia
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
buccae
2
2
ht
2
Old name: Bacteroides buccae
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Angiostrongylus
cantonensis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/angiostrongylus-cantonensis.html
2
2
2
Z
2
AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
San Perlita virus
2
3
3
2
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
gateae
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Methylobacterium
mesophilicum
1
+
1
PIIC
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
ulcerans
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Prion
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
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
Salmonella
(other serovars)
2
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
renale
2
2
2
2
see previous edition
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Mansonella
perstans
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
BK and JC viruses
2
2
D, (d)
2
2
2
PH
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
anaerobius
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/peptostreptococcus.html
2
2
2
ht
2
old name Peptococcus anaerobius
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vibrio
salmonicida
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
jordanis
2
2
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
somaliensis
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Arenaviridae
Mobala virus
3
3
3
2
3
PHV
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
malenominatum
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Elephantpox virus
2
2
2
f
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
australis
3
3
3
3
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
symbiosum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Enterobius
spp
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Pseudorabies virus
3
1
t2/t3
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Flexibacter
maritimus
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
thetaiotaomicron
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
jandaei
2
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
californicum
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Oncornavirus B
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus subsp. bovis
1
2
PV?
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Trichinella
spp
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichinella.html
Trichinella spp.
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Citrobacter
farmeri
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Bovine rhinoviruses (Types 1 to 3)
2
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Clonorchis
viverrini
2
See also: Opisthorchis viverrini
2
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Opisthorchis viverrini
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
exiguum
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
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