Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Appendix B-III-A: Risk Group 3 (RG3)—
Bacterial Agents Including Rickettsia
Bartonella
Brucella including
B. abortus, B. canis, B. suis
Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) mallei, B. pseudomallei
Coxiella burnetii
Francisella tularensis
Mycobacterium bovis
(except BCG strain, see Appendix B-II-A, Risk Group
2 (RG2)—Bacterial Agents Including Chlamydia),
M. tuberculosis
Pasteurella multocida
type B -”buffalo” and other virulent strains
Rickettsia akari, R. australis, R. canada, R. conorii, R. prowazekii, R. rick-
ettsii, R, siberica, R. tsutsugamushi, R. typhi (R. mooseri
)
Yersinia pestis
Appendix B-III-B: Risk Group 3 (RG3)—Fungal Agents
Coccidioides immitis
(sporulating cultures; contaminated soil)
Histoplasma capsulatum, H. capsulatum
var.. duboisii
Appendix B-III-C: Risk Group 3 (RG3)—Parasitic Agents
None
Appendix B-III-D: Risk Group 3 (RG3)—Viruses and Prions
Alphaviruses (Togaviruses)—Group A Arboviruses
Semliki Forest virus
St. Louis encephalitis virus
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus (except the vaccine
strain TC-83; see Appendix B-II-D (RG2))
Other viruses as listed in the reference source (see Section V-C,
Footnotes and References of Sections I through IV
)
Arenaviruses
Flexal
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCM) (neurotropic strains)
Bunyaviruses
Hantaviruses including Hantaan virus
Rift Valley fever virus
