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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
Escherichia
hermannii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
genitalium
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycoplasma-genitalium.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaerobiospirillum
thomasii
2
ht
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
innocuum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Parainfluenza viruses
2
Types 1, 2, 3, and 4
2
Human Types 2,4
2
Types 1-4
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/human-parainfluenza-virus.html
2
types 1-4
2
2
2
PM, PHV
2
Types 1 and 3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
miyamotoi
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Xylella
fastidiosa
3
Plant pathogen; aka Pierce's Disease
1
p2
3
PP: QUA
No
No
Yes
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Hog cholera virus (Classical Swine Fever virus)
4
1
t2/t3
3
EPD PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Haemophilus
paracuniculus
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Yatapox viruses (Tana & Yaba)
2
2
2
2
2
PHV
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
intermedius
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Chryseobacterium
scophthalmum
2
formerly flavobacterium
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
Influenza A virus subtype H7N9
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/influenza-a-virus-subtypes-h5-h7-h9.html
3
First schedule part 1
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Gongylonema
pulchrum
2
2
Z
2
AAH AHH ZOP
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Tsukamurella
tyrosinosolvens
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mannheimia
glucosida
1
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
necrophorum
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
(subsp. funduliforme, necrophorum)
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
Bovine papilloma virus
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
1
t2
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Hymenolepis
spp
2
2
AAH, see vampirolepis
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bifidobacterium
dentium
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vagococcus
salmoninarum
2
1
t2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Megasphaera
elsdenii
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
spp.
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/fusobacterium.html
This risk group applies to the genus as a whole, but does not necessarily reflect the risk group classification of every species within the genus.
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Cytophaga
psychrophila
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Fibroma viruses
2
2
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Asfaviridae
African swine fever virus
3
4
3*
1
t4
4
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Cardiobacterum
hominis
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Rhadinovirus, except H.ateles,H. saimiri
2
2
PM
2
HHV8
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
oris
2
2
2
Old name: Bacteroides oris
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Dracunculus
medinensis
2
2
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
columbinasale
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
trota
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
feeleii
2
2
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Ovine lymphosarcoma virus (OLV)
3
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Coronaviridae
Porcine haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus
2
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
bovis
2
2
see previous edition
2
ht
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Coxsackie virus
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/coxsackievirus-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
2
2
PH
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Sanguibacter
suarezii
1
t+
2
PV?
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Taenia
solium
2
2
2
G
3
*
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/taenia-solium.html
3
(**)
3*
3(**)
Z
2, 3
AAH, AHH, OST, PIH, ZOP, **
3(*)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
canis
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/pasteurella.html
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
vaginalis
2
Anaerococcus vaginalis
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
pinnipedii
2
3
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex.html#footnote28
3
Z
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinomadura
pelletieri
2
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Oncorhynchus-Masou virus
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
Rotaviruses for animals (other)
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Taylorella
equigenitalis
2
Haemophilus equigenitalis
2
t
2
PV ; Old name: Haemophilus equigenitalis
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Seoul virus
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/hantavirus.html
Hantavirus spp.
3
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
PHV
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
parkeri
3
3
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Flavobacterium
spp.
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Neisseria
iguanae
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
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