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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 Alloiococcus otitis 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Salmonella spp. 2 2 2 Australia (all spp. and serovars) 2 (Animal pathogens are RG 3) 2 2 2 (Other serovars) Yes Yes No No No
parasite Schistosoma mansoni 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/schistosoma-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html Schistosoma spp. 2 2 2 Z 2 AHH 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Peptostreptococcus ivorii 2 old name 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Clostridium cadaveris 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Herpesviruses of sheep and goat 2 2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Borrelia baltazardii 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Streptomyces somaliensis 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Other bunyaviridae known to be pathogenic 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mannheimia ruminalis 1 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Rickettsia helvetica 3 2 Z 3 Rickettsia - all species First Schedule Part II 3 PV Yes No No No No
bacteria Borrelia crocidurae 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Tatumella ptyseos 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Sandfly fever virus 2 2 2 2 2 2 PH 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Prion Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease 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 Yes No No No No
bacteria Microvirgula aerodenitrificans 1 2 (some strains are RG 1) Yes No No No No
bacteria Rickettsia mooseri 3 3 3 Rickettsia - all species First Schedule Part II 3 See Rickettsia typhi Yes No No No No
bacteria Ehrlichia sennetsu 2 Rickettsia sennetsu 3 2 3 Yes No No No No
bacteria Chlamydophila caviae 2 2 No Yes No No No
parasite Capillaria hepatica 3 2 Z 3 Yes Yes No No No
virus Herpesviridae Avian herpesvirus 1 (ILT) No Yes No No No
virus Togaviridae Getah virus 2 3 3 2 t3 3 First schedule part 1 3 PM 3 No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma crocodyli 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Streptococcus anginosus 2 2 2 ht 2 Yes No No No No
virus Arenaviridae Tamiami virus 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Legionella lansingensis 2 2 2 2 All species and all Legionella-like organisms Third schedule 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Fluoribacter bozemaniae 2 Legionella spp 2 Legionella bozemanii/bozemanae 2 Legionella 2 2 2 (Legionella bozemaniae) 2 Legionella bozmanii Yes No No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium pilosum 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
virus Paramyxoviridae Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Pasteurella granulomatis 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Yersinia intermedia 2 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Japanese encephalitis, Nakayama virus 2 virus strain SA 14-14-2 2 Vaccination available 3 3 Japanese encephalitis virus (except for the vaccine strain 14-14-2 virus) First schedule part 1 3 PHV Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium senegalense 2 2 2 2 t 2 PV Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Shigella flexneri 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Actinomyces naeslundii 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinomyces-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html 2 ht 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bartonella weisii 3 2 No No No No No
bacteria Eubacterium lentum 2 PV Yes No No No No
virus Poxviridae Sealpox virus 2 2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Clostridium sordellii 2 2 see previous edition 2 No Yes No No No
parasite Hymenolepis nana 2 2 2 G (human origin) 2 2 2 2 Z 2 AHH 2 Yes No No No No
virus Iridoviridae Tipula iridescent virus (TIV) 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Neisseria mucosa 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Ureaplasma urealyticum 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/ureaplasma-urealyticum.html 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium bovis (BCG strains) 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 Vaccine available Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemophilus spp. 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Rhabdoviridae Eel rhabdovirus (EVA, EVX, B12, C26) 2 1 t2 2 PM, TEN No Yes No No No
bacteria Acinetobacter calcoaceticus 2 2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Bacteroides caccae 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 Enterococcus hirae 2 2 ht 2 PV Yes Yes No No No
virus Adenoviridae Adenovirus of the guinea pig (GPAV) 2 1 2 TEN No Yes No No No