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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 Stenotrophomonas africana 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Helicobacter cinaedi 2 2 ht 2 PV; old name Campylobacter cinaedi Yes No No No No
virus Coronaviridae Middle eastern respiratory (MERS) 3 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/biosafety-directives-advisories-notifications/biosafety-advisory-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers.html Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) 3 3 First schedule part 2 Yes No No No No
virus Retroviridae Feline leukemia virus 2 For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1 3 1 t2 2 PM No No No No No
bacteria Erlichia spp. 2 Yes Yes No No No
parasite Strongyloides spp 2 2 2 2 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP 2 Yes Yes No No No
parasite Onchocerca spp 2 Filaria worms 2 AAH, AHH Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma crocodyli 2 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens 2 1 p2 1 PP No No Yes No No
bacteria Legionella lansingensis 2 2 2 2 All species and all Legionella-like organisms Third schedule 2 Yes No No No No
virus Herpesviridae Lymphocrypto virus 2 EB-like viruses; see previous edition 2 2 PM, PH 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Haemobartonella felis 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Bunyaviridae Puumala virus 3 3 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/hantavirus.html Hantavirus spp. 2 2 2 3 2 Yes No No No No
virus Prion Scrapie 2 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* 2 2 2 No Yes No No No
virus Flaviviridae Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus 3 3 3 Yes No No Yes No
bacteria Pasteurella granulomatis 2 PV No Yes No No No
parasite Giardia spp 2 2 other species than listed No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium senegalense 2 2 2 2 t 2 PV Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Tsukamurella inchonensis 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Bartonella grahamii 3 2 2 Z 2 PV Yes Yes No No No
virus Hepadnaviridae Woodchuck hepatitis B virus 3 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Fluoribacter gormanii 2 Legionella spp 2 Legionella gormanii 2 Legionella spp 2 2 (Legionella gormanii) 2 Legionella spp Yes No No No No
bacteria Clostridium haemolyticum 2 2 2 see previous edition 2 ht 2 No Yes No No No
bacteria Campylobacter hyointestinalis 2 2 2 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Arenaviridae Simian haemorrhagic fever virus 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Ureaplasma gallorale 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Bartonella taylorii 3 2 2 t 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Herpesviridae Bovine herpesviruses 2 to 4 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
bacteria Fusobacterium alocis 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Clostridium kluyveri 1 2 Yes No No No No
virus Birnaviridae Drosophila X virus 2 1 No Yes No No No
virus Togaviridae Cabassou virus 3 3 3 3 PHV No Yes No No No
bacteria Neisseria weaveri 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
parasite Diphyllobothrium spp 2 AAH, AHH, ZOP Yes No No No No
bacteria Mycobacterium chelonae 2 2 2 2 2 2 t 2 (old name old name Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. Chelonae. Including subsp. abscessus, chelonae) 2 Yes Yes No No No
virus Paramyxoviridae Hendra virus 4 4 4 4 RG 3 in animals 4 4 4 Second schedule 4 NYR, PHV 4 Yes Yes No Yes Yes
bacteria Bacillus pseudomycoides 2 1 2 Yes No No No No
virus Flaviviridae Kumlinge virus 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 NYR PH 3 Species in Tick-borne encephalitis virus group Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Citrobacter amalonaticus 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Brachyspira pilosicoli 2 2 ht 2 Yes Yes No No No
bacteria Propionibacterium acnes 2 2 2 Yes No No No No
bacteria Sanguibacter inulinus 1 t+ 2 PV? No Yes No No No
bacteria Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.capri 2 3 2 t3 2 PV No Yes No No No
virus Poxviridae Swinepox virus 2 2 1 t2 2 PM No Yes No No No
virus Orthomyxoviridae Eel influenza virus A (EV-2) No Yes No No No
bacteria Alteromonas haloplanktis 1 PI Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis No No No No No
bacteria Actinomyces pyogenes 2 Formerly Corynebacterium pyogenes 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 Arcanobacterium pyogenes 2 No No No No No
bacteria Cowdria ruminatium 3 2 PV No Yes No No No
bacteria Tatlockia micdadei 2 Legionella micdadei 2 2 Old name:Legionella micdadei Yes No No No No
bacteria Capnocytophaga granulosa 2 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/capnocytophaga.html 2 3 TMP Yes No No No No