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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
parasite
Mansonella
perstans
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vibrio
salmonicida
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Parvoviridae
Adeno-associated viruses AAV
2
1 or 2
AAV 2, 3, and 5 RG1 AAV 1, 4, 6, 11 RG2
2
PH, AAV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Salmonella
choleraesuis
2
2
2
('enterica') subsp. bongori, subsp. choleraesuis) (all serovars of subsp. I, e.g. SalmonellaParatyphi A,B,C, Salmonella Enteritidis in Group 2; exception: Salmonella typhi.
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
gallinarum
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Anaerobiospirillum
succiniciproducens
2
ht
2
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Arenaviridae
Mobala virus
3
3
3
2
3
PHV
3
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinomyces
spp.
2
species which are known to be pathogens in humans
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
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
stomatis
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/pasteurella.html
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
scrofulaceum
2
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Enterobius
spp
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
pneumoniae
2
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/streptococcus-pneumoniae.html
2
2
2
ht, T, V
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Papovaviridae
Leopard frog papovavirus
2
I 4 to 5
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brucella
ovis
3
2
2
3
3
Z
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Rathayibacter
toxicus
1
No
No
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Neisseria
meningitidis
2
2
2
b: Low infectious dose, high pathogenicity, common source of laboratory-acquired infections.; f: High risk of aerosol spread.
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/neisseria-meningitidis.html
2
V
2
2
V
2
2
Vaccine available
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Trichinella
spp
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/trichinella.html
Trichinella spp.
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Acinetobacter
spp.
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
bovis
3
Except BCG vaccine strain (RG2)
3
3
3
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/mycobacterium-tuberculosis-complex.html#footnote28
3
V, except BCG strain
3*
3
V, Z
3
First Schedule Part I
3
(Except BCG strain)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Clonorchis
viverrini
2
See also: Opisthorchis viverrini
2
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Opisthorchis viverrini
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Lumpy skin disease virus
2
3
1
t3
3
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Haemophilus
segni
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Staphylococcus
intermedius
2
2
Z
2
PV
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Turbot herpesvirus disease
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Caliciviridae
Porcine enteric calicivirus
2
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
harveyi
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
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
Dialister
pneumosintes
2
formerly bacteroides pneumosintes
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
imitans
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
parasite
Plasmodium
malariae
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Rat lymphosarcoma virus (Rat LSA)
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mimae
polymorpha
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
miyamotoi
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Edwardsiella
tarda
2
2
2
RG 3 in animals
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/edwardsiella-tarda.html
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
mycoides
2
Restricted animal pathogen
2
t3
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
parasite
Pneumocystis
carinii
2
2
AAH AHH ZOP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Simian sarcoma virus, SSV-1
3
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Moraxella
caprae
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/moraxella.html
1
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Picornaviridae
Monkey enteroviruses (SEV)
2
1
t2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Gemella
sanguinis
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Herpesvirus ateles
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
2
2
3
First schedule part 1
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Flavobacterium
meningosepticum
2
2
2
2
(Chryseobacterium meningosepticum)
2
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Germiston
3
3
RG 2 in animals
2
3
2
3
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
absonum
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Corynebacterium
kroppenstedtii
2
1
+
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Providencia
stuartii
2
2
2
(= Proteus inconstans)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Caprine arthrisis/encephalomyeltis virus (CAEV)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
tucsonensis
2
2
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
(formerly Legionella)
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Ascaris
spp
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/ascaris-pathogen-safety-data-sheet.html
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
4
3 (Central European), 4 (Far Eastern)
4
3
4
3
3
4
Except Louping ill, Negishi and Powassan viruses
Second schedule
3
3
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
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