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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 Haemophilus parahaemolyticus 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Anisakis simplex 2 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Atopobium vaginae 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Spondweni virus 2 3 3 3 3 Subspecies of Zika virus 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 Mycoplasma bovigenitalium 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Staphylococcus lugdunensis 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Prion Kuru 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 Mannheimia haemolytica 2 2 ht 2 No Yes No No No
parasite Microsporidium spp. 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Brachyspira alvinipulli 2 2 t 2 No Yes No No No
virus Papovaviridae Bovine polyomavirus (BpoV) 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Fusobacterium periodonticum 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Nocardiopsis dassonvillei 2 2 (including subsp. dassonvillei, prasina) Yes No No No No
bacteria Vibrio vulnificus 2 2 Beneckea vulnifica 2 2 Z 2 Old name: Beneckea vulnifica Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Alcaligenes piechaudii 2 Achromobacter piechaudii No No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium kansasii 2 2 2 2 2 2 ht 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Arenaviridae Pichinde virus 2 2 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Clostridium baratii 2 2 2 Z 2 Yes No No No No
virus Poxviridae Fowlpox virus 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Legionella birminghamensis 2 2 2 2 All species and all Legionella-like organisms Third schedule 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
parasite Fasciola gigantica 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/fasciola-hepatica.html Fasciola hepatica 2 2 2 Z 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bordetella trematum 2 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Salmonid herpesvirus (Herpesvirus salmonis) 3 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Clostridium chauvoei 2 2 2 see previous edition 2 ht 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Poxviridae Molluscum contagiosum virus 2 2 2 2 2 PH 2 Yes No 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 Pseudoalteromonas piscicida 2 1 t2 2 PV No Yes No No No
parasite Giardia duodenalis 2 2 2 2 Syn. Giardia lamblia, Giardia intestinalis https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/giardia-lamblia.html Giardia lamblia 2 2 Z 2 Giardia lamblia, AAH, AHH, ZOP Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi 2 2 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/borrelia-burgdorferi-material-safety-data-sheets-msds.html 2 2 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Iridoviridae Bullfrog (TEV) 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma neurolyticum 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Treponema socranskii 2 2 2 (including subsp. buccale, paredis, socranskii) Yes No No No No
bacteria Ehrlichia muris 2 2 Z 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Retroviridae Retroviruses of fish and reptiles 2 2 PM, TEN No Yes No No No
parasite Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense 2 2 2 C, G 3 * 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trypanosoma-brucei-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html Trypanosoma brucei 3 (**) 3* 3(**) Z 2, 3 **, AHH, OST, IVE, ZOP 3* Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Chlamydia suis 2 2 2 t 2 No Yes No No No
virus Picornaviridae Equine rhinoviruses (Types 1 to 3) 2 See also: Equine rhinitis A virus 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 Cyclospora spp 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 AAH, AHH 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma gateae 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Flexibacter maritimus 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Aeromonas caviae 2 2 ht 2 Yes No No No No
virus Coronaviridae Berne virus 2 2 2 PM 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Corynebacterium mucifaciens 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
virus Retroviridae Bovine leukemia virus 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 3 1 t2 2 No No No No No
bacteria Salmonella (other serovars) 2 2 2 No No No No No
parasite Sarcocystis suihominis 2 2 2 syn. Sarcocystis hominis 2 2 2 Z 2 Yes Yes 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