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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
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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
Atopobium
rimae
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
Acinetobacter
spp.
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
phocidae
2
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
canadensis
3
2
3
: (*)
3
**
3*
Formerly Rickettsia canada
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
**
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Helcococcus
kunzii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Escherichia
fergusonii
2
2
with the exception of non-pathogenic strains
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Ovine lymphosarcoma virus (OLV)
3
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
venezuelensis
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Hypr virus
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
NYR PH
3
Vaccine available
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
parasite
Custocercis
spp
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Alcaligenes
faecalis
2
ht
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Moraxella
catarrhalis
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/moraxella.html
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Globicatella
sanguinis
2
2
ht
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
hormaechei
2
2
ht
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
Rotaviruses for animals (other)
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bordetella
parapertussis
2
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
perfringens
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clostridium-perfringens.html
This risk group applies to the species as a whole, and may not apply to every strain.
2
2
2
ht, T
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
wadsworthii
2
2
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Wuchereria
malayi
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
sanguinis
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Unclassified
Hepatitis viruses
3
3
**, D
3
*
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
gallisepticum
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pseudomonas
alcaligenes
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Ehrlichia
risticii
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Citrobacter
sedlakii
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
uberis
2
2
2
ht
1
PIIC
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus
3
3
3
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
aerogenes
2
2
Enterobacter cloacae
2
2
ht
2
(=Klebsiella mobilis)
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
absonum
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Coronaviridae
Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus
2
2
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Klebsiella
rhinoscleromatis
2
2
2
refer to Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis
Yes
No
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
Balantidium
spp
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Taenia
spp
2
AAH, AHH
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Stenotrophomonas
africana
2
Yes
No
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
Mycoplasma
arginini
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
melaninogenica
2
2
ht
2
Old name:Bacteroides melaninogenicus, Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. Melaninogenicus
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Phocid herpesvirus 1
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
pyogenes
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Centipeda
periodontii
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Onchocerca
spp
2
Filaria worms
2
AAH, AHH
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Sin Nombre virus (former Muerto Canyon)
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
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bartonella
talpae
3
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
Monkey (SV40, SA-12, STMV, LPV)
2
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Xanthomonas
translucens pv. translucens
2
1
p2
1
PP
No
No
Yes
No
No
bacteria
Aerococcus
christensenii
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/aerococcus.html
1
+
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Nocardia
spp.
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/nocardia.html
his risk group classification applies to the genus as a whole, and may not reflect the risk group classification of every species within the genus.
Yes
No
No
No
No
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