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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
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
virus
Picornaviridae
Picornaviruses of fishes
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Chlamydophila
pecorum
2
see chlamydia spp
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Leptospira
alexanderi
2
2
RG 3 in animals
1
+
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Cytophaga
columnaris
2
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
parasite
Diphyllobothrium
latum
2
2
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
pullorum
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
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
Salmonella
enterica
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/salmonella-enterica.html
Formerly Salmonella choleraesuis. The risk group associated with Salmonella enterica ssp. reflects the species as a whole, but does not necessarily reflect the risk group classification of every subspecies.
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Flexibacter
ovolyticus
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Strongyloides
spp
2
2
2
2
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinobaculum
schaalii
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Klebsiella
ornithinolytica
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
beticola
2
p
2
PP?
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
micros
2
old name Peptococcus glycinophilus
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
Burkholderia
cocovenenans
2
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Tatlockia
maceachernii
2
Legionella maceachernii
2
2
Old name:Legionella maceachernii
Yes
No
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
bacteria
Rickettsia
massiliae
3
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
fossor
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Acholeplasma
granularum
2
t
2
PV
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
ovatus
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
rhipicephali
2
2
t
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
PV?
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
moniliforme
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Acholeplasma
oculi
2
t
2
PV
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
spp.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Clonorchis
sinensis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clonorchis-sinensis-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Opisthorchis sinensis
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Bovine herpesviruses 2 to 4
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Togaviridae
Middelburg virus
2
3
3
2
3
PHV
3
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
tanukii
1
t+
2
PV
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
constellatus
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Birnaviridae
Drosophila X virus
2
1
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterococcus
solitarius
2
No
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
Helicobacter
cholecystus
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Arcobacter
cryaerophilus
2
2
ht
2
PV
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Yersinia
pseudotuberculosis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/yersinia-pseudotuberculosis.html
2
2
2
Z
2
(Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis RG 3?)
2
Yes
Yes
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
Mycoplasma
bovirhinis
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bifidobacterium
dentium
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Sphaerophorus
necrophorus
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Swinepox virus
2
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
hastiforme
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Moraxella
spp.
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/moraxella.html
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Isopora
spp
2
2
other species than listed
2
AAH
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
Eel influenza virus A (EV-2)
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Ochrobactrum
anthropi
2
TA, ht
2
TA
Yes
No
No
No
No
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