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Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
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NIH notes
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Belgium notes
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Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
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Georgia notes
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Germany notes
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Singapore notes
Singapore schedule
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Switzerland notes
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Human Pathogen
Animal Pathogen
Plant Pathogen
Select Agent CDC
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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
Capillaria
philippinensis
2
2
2
Z
2
AHH
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Baboon herpesvirus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 2)
3
RG 2 in animals
1
t2
2
PM
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Actinobacillus
hominis
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/actinobacillus-aggregatibacter.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
hastiforme
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Astroviridae
Astroviruses
2
2
2
PM, PH
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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
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
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Canine distemper virus (Carre's virus)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterobacter
asburiae
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Yersinia
kristensenii
2
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Flaviviridae
Kokobera virus
2
2
2
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Chryseobacterium
indologenes
2
formerly flavobacterium
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Prevotella
nigrescens
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Togaviridae
Middelburg virus
2
3
3
2
3
PHV
3
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
imitans
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Sheeppox virus
2
3
1
t3
3
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
parasite
Hymenolepis
spp
2
2
AAH, see vampirolepis
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Orthomyxoviridae
Avian influenza virus (Fowl plague)
2 low pathogenic; 3 high pathogenic
3
Exotic pathogenic strains
2
RG 3 in animals
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/influenza-a-virus-subtypes-h5-h7-h9.html
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Corynebacterium
striatum
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Vagococcus
salmoninarum
2
1
t2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Sanguibacter
inulinus
1
t+
2
PV?
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Campylobacter
upsaliensis
2
2
2
Z
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Haemophilus
piscium
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
prevotii
2
Anaerococcus prevotii
2
(Peptococcus prevotii)
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Rhabdoviridae
Egtved virus (Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Asfaviridae
African swine fever virus
3
4
3*
1
t4
4
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
virus
Picornaviridae
Poliovirus
2
All types, wild and attenuated
2
2
V (Type 1, 2, and 3 (see specific clause in regulation))
2
2
V
2
3
3
Except for Sabin Type-1, Type-2, and Type-3
First schedule part 1
2
PH POL
2
Vaccine available
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Campylobacter
gracilis
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Eubacterium
sulci
2
2
PIIC
Yes
No
No
No
No
parasite
Dracunculus
medinensis
2
2
2
2
Z
2
AAH, AHH, ZOP
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Tatlockia
micdadei
2
Legionella micdadei
2
2
Old name:Legionella micdadei
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Clostridium
tetani
2
2
2
T
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/clostridium-tetani.html
2
T, V
2
2
T, V, ht
2
2
T,V
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Methylobacterium
mesophilicum
1
+
1
PIIC
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacteroides
helcogenes
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/bacteroides.html
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
montanensis
2
3
: (*)
3
**
3*
formerly Rickettsia canadensis
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
PV?**
3
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Fusobacterium
ulcerans
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Coronaviridae
Porcine haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus
2
2
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
virus
Retroviridae
Gibbon leukemia virus
2
For strains that are infectious to human cells, otherwise RG1
2
2
2
PM
No
No
No
No
No
parasite
Taenia
solium
2
2
2
G
3
*
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/taenia-solium.html
3
(**)
3*
3(**)
Z
2, 3
AAH, AHH, OST, PIH, ZOP, **
3(*)
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Borrelia
venezuelensis
2
2
Z
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Eperythrozoon
parvum
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
corogypsi
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
agalactiae
2
2
Streptococcus difficilis
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/streptococcus-agalactiae.html
2
2
2
ht
2
Yes
Yes
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
Arachnia
propionica
2
Propionibacterium propionicum
No
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Oncorhynchus-Masou virus
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Aerococcus
urinae
2
2
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/pathogen-safety-data-sheets-risk-assessment/aerococcus.html
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Bunyaviridae
Seoul virus
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
No
No
No
No
virus
Reoviridae
(Ortho) reoviruses
2
Listed under Orthopoxvirus
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
gallinarum
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
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