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RiskGroupDb

New and improved RGDB

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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 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