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Agent Type
Genus / Virus Group
Species / Virus Name
NIH
NIH notes
BMBL
Australia / New Zealand
Austrailia / New Zealand notes
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Belgium notes
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Canada PSDS
Canada Notes
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European Community notes
Georgia
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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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
Haemophilus
paraphrohaemolyticus
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
lacrimalis
2
old name
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
bacteria
Corynebacterium
phocae
1
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Bacillus
lentimorbus
1
PI
No
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Sanguibacter
suarezii
1
t+
2
PV?
No
Yes
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
Haemophilus
segni
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Peptostreptococcus
vaginalis
2
Anaerococcus vaginalis
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Enterococcus
gallinarum
2
2
ht
2
PV (Streptococcus gallinarum)
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Herpesviridae
Oncorhynchus-Masou virus
2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Taylorella
equigenitalis
2
Haemophilus equigenitalis
2
t
2
PV ; Old name: Haemophilus equigenitalis
No
Yes
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
Clostridium
septicum
2
2
2
see previous edition
2
2
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Alloiococcus
otitis
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Mimae
polymorpha
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Rickettsia
parkeri
3
3
2
Z
3
Rickettsia - all species
First Schedule Part II
3
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Gardnerella
vaginalis
2
2
Haemophilus vaginalis
2
2
2
2
(Haemophilus vaginalis)
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
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
virus
Togaviridae
Kyzylagach virus
2
3
2
t3
3
PHV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycoplasma
cynos
2
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Streptococcus
bovis
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Astroviridae
Astroviruses
2
2
2
PM, PH
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Legionella
longbeachae
2
2
2
2
All species and all Legionella-like organisms
Third schedule
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Paramyxoviridae
Canine distemper virus (Carre's virus)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Brevinema
andersonii
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Pasteurella
haemolytica
2
No
Yes
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
Mycobacterium
shimoidei
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
bacteria
Shigella
sonnei
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
ht
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Poxviridae
Sheeppox virus
2
3
1
t3
3
EPD, PM
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
bacteria
Clostridium
colinum
2
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Aeromonas
allosaccharophila
2
2
No
No
No
No
No
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
Borrelia
coriaceae
3
2
t
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Flexibacter
spp.
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Neisseria
ovis
2
2
t
2
(refer to Moraxella (Branhamella) ovis)
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Vagococcus
salmoninarum
2
1
t2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Mycobacterium
branderi
2
2
2
2
2
Yes
No
No
No
No
virus
Rhabdoviridae
Egtved virus (Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus)
3
1
t2
2
PM
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Ehrlichia
risticii
2
2
PV
No
Yes
No
No
No
bacteria
Bartonella
spp.
3
2
Rochalimaea spp.
2
2
No
No
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
Chlamydophila
abortus
2
2
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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