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Agent Type
Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
NIH
NIH notes
BMBL
Australia / New Zealand
Austrailia / New Zealand notes
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Belgium notes
Canada
Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
Georgia
Georgia notes
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Germany notes
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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
Erysipelothrix
spp.
2
see previous edition
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bartonella
tribocorum
3
2
t
2
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Morbillivirus
2
2
4
2
4
Classified under SAPO
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Kingella
oralis
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
denticola
2
2
ht
2
Old name: Bacteroides denticola
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Acanthamoeba
castellanii
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Negishi virus
3
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
Species in Tick-borne encephalitis virus group
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
gypis
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Sphingomonas
paucimobilis
2
Pseudomonas paucimobilis
2
2
Old name: Pseudomonas paucimobilis
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Variola (major and minor) virus
Restricted
4
4
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/variola-virus.html
4
V
4
4
4
Second schedule
4
PH, VAR
4
V
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Salmonella
pullorum
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacillus
sphaericus
1
PI PIIC
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Leishmania
mexicana
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/leishmania.html
2
2
2
Z
2
AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
Swine influenza virus A
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
parahaemolyticus
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
2
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
sakazakii
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Prion
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
2 w/ 3 practices
3
3
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/bse/accomplishments/eng/1424290463125/1424290464016
3
**, D, d (and other related animal TSEs), i
3*
3(**)
3
First schedule part 1
3
** PHV TSE
3
*
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Sanguibacter
inulinus
1
t+
2
PV?
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
distasonis
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
parasite
Loa
spp
2
Filaria worms
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
1918 Pandemic Influenza virus
3
3
4
Second schedule
No
No
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
piscium
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
prevotii
2
Anaerococcus prevotii
2
(Peptococcus prevotii)
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Vibrio
ordalii
2
1
t2
2
PV
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brucella
melitensis
3
3
3
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/brucella-b-abortus-b-canis-b-melitensis-b-suis-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html
Biosafety level 2 practices for activities involving clinical materials of human or animal origin; Biosafety level 3 containment, practices and facilities for all manipulations of cultures and for experimental animal studies.
3
3*
3
Z
3
First Schedule Part II
3
3
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
virus
Arenaviridae
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (non-neurotropic) strains
2
2
2
2
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/lymphocytic-choriomeningitis-virus.html
2
2
2
3
First Schedule Part 1
2
PHV
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Cowpox virus
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
PHV
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Methylobacterium
mesophilicum
1
+
1
PIIC
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
montanensis
2
3
: (*)
3
**
3*
formerly Rickettsia canadensis
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
PV?**
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaplasma
centrale
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Entamoeba
dispar
1
1
AHH ZOP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
ulcerans
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
argentinense
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Murine leukemia virus
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
3
1
t2
2
PM, VEC
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
corogypsi
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
garinii
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Trichinella
pseudospiralis
2
2
RG 3 in animals
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichinella.html
Trichinella spp.
2
2
Z
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Avian encephalomyelitis virus
3
1
t2
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
Edwardsiella
ictulari
2
RG 3 in animals
2
ht
2
PV
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Chlamydia
muridarum
2
2
2
t
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
gallinarum
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Caliciviridae
Hepatitis E virus
2
2
2
May be dangerous for pregnant women
3
*
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/hepatitis-e-virus.html
3
(**)
3
** PH
3
*
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
Orungo virus
2
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
PH
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
scrofulaceum
2
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinomyces
turicensis
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
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Flavobacterium
johnsoniae
2
1
t2
2
PV (Cytophaga johnsonae)
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Plasmodium
cynomologi
2
2
2
Z
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
jeikeium
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
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