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Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
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NIH notes
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Austrailia / New Zealand notes
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Belgium notes
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Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
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Georgia notes
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Germany notes
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Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
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Switzerland notes
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United Kingdom notes
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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
Mycobacterium
intracellulare
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
jandaei
2
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Arenaviridae
Parana virus
2
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Fibroma viruses
2
2
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Proteus
vulgaris
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/proteus.html
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Enterocytozoon
bieneusi
2
2
Z
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Rhadinovirus, except H.ateles,H. saimiri
2
2
PM
2
HHV8
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaplasma
centrale
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
salivarium
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
nodatum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Ovine lymphosarcoma virus (OLV)
3
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinobacillus
spp.
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinobacillus-aggregatibacter.html
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Serratia
spp.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/serratia.html
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Trichostrongylus
colubriformis
2
Z
Yes
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
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
bacteria
Porphyromonas
macacae
2
2
ht
2
PV; Old name: Bacteroides macacae
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Helcococcus
kunzii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Cochliomyia
hominivorax
2
RG 3 in animals
2
AAH AHH ZOP
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eperythrozoon
coccoides
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
bryantii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Helicobacter
canis
2
2
2
ht
2
PV
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Cyclospora
cayetanensis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/cyclospora-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
2
Z
2
AHH
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
gallopavonis
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eperythrozoon
wenyonii
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Coronaviridae
Avian infectious bronchitis virus
2
2
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
histolyticum
2
2
2
see previous edition
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Acholeplasma
laidlawii
2
t
2
PV
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Salmonella
gallinarum-pullorum
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Moraxella
saccharolytica
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/moraxella.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Sarcocystis
spp
2
2
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
latyschewii
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptococcus
spp.
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Gordonia
terrae
2
1
(Rhodococcus terrae)
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Herpesvirus of the rabbit
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus
3
3
3
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
cancerogenus
2
2
2
(Erwinia cancerogena)
No
No
Yes
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
sobrinus
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Hantaan (Korean haemorrhagic fever)
3
3
3
A (and related viruses) Animal inoculation to be performed under PC4 containment
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
PHV
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Chryseobacterium
indoltheticum
1
1
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
akari
3
3
3
: (*)
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/rickettsia-akari.html
3
**
3*
3(**)
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
**
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Leptospira
interrogans
2
All serotypes
2
2
Can penetrate intact skin.
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/leptospira-interrogans-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html
2
all serovars
2
2
Z
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Parvoviridae
Aleutian mink disease virus
3
1
t2
2
PM; equal synonym Aleutian diesease virus
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Babesia
divergens
2
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
2
2
2
Z
2
AHH, ZOP
2
A
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
West Nile virus
3
2
3
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/west-nile-virus.html
2
3
3
3
First schedule part 1
3
PHV
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Rhabdoviridae
Vesicular stomatitis virus
3
Except non exotic strains (Listed in Appendix B-II-D): VSV-Indiana 1 serotype strains (e.g. Glasgow, Mudd-Summers, Orsay, San Juan) and VSV-New Jersey serotype strains (e.g. Ogden, Hazelhurst) (RG2)
2
3
Human RG 2 except Alagoas (3)
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/vesicular-stomatitis-virus.html
Chandipura and Piry viruses are classified as Risk Group 3 human pathogens. Indiana, Cocal, Alagoas, New Jersey, Isfahan and Maraba viruses are classified as Risk Group 2 human pathogens. Vesicular Stomatitis Virus is classified as Risk Group 3 since the species includes Risk Group 3 serotypes.
2
2
2
3
Excpet Indiana vesticulovirus and New Jersey vesiculovirus
First schedule part 1
3
EPD, PHV
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
ulcerans
2
2
see previous edition
2
2
T, Z
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
buteonis
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
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