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| HAZARD GROUP 4 | A biological agent that causes severe human disease and is a serious hazard to employees; it is likely to spread to the community and there is usually no effective prophylaxis or treatment available. | |
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| Bacteria | Hazard Group 2 | |
Bacteria Group 2 Bacteria Group 2 Bacteria Group 2 Bacteria Group 2 |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Acinetobacter lwoffi Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Actinomadura madurae Actinomadura pelletieri Actinomyces gerencseriae Actinomyces israelii Actinomyces pyogenes Actinomyces spp Aeromonas hydrophila Alcaligenes spp Arcanobacterium haemolyticum (Corynebacterium haemolyticum) Arizona spp Bacillus cereus Bacteroides fragilis Bacteroides spp Bartonella bacilliformis Bartonella quintana (see Rochalimaea) Bartonella spp (see Rochalimaea spp) Bordetella bronchiseptica Bordetella parapertussis Bordetella pertussis Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia duttonii Borrelia recurrentis Borrelia spp Burkholderia cepacia Burkholderia spp Campylobacter fetus Campylobacter jejuni Campylobacter spp Cardiobacterium hominis Chlamydia pneumoniae Chlamydia psittaci (non avian strains) Chlamydia trachomatis Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens Clostridium tetani Clostridium spp Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacterium minutissimum Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Corynebacterium spp Edwardsiella tarda Eikenella corrodens Enterobacter aerogenes/cloacae Enterobacter spp Enterococcus spp Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Escherichia coli (with the exception of non-pathogenic strains) Flavobacterium meningosepticum Fluoribacter bozemanae (formerly Legionella) Francisella tularensis (Type B) Fusobacterium necrophorurn Fusobacterium spp Gardnerella vaginalis Haemophilus ducreyi Haemophilus influenzae Haemophilus spp Helicobacter pylori Klebsiella oxytoca |
Klebsiella pneumoniae Listeria monocytogenes Moraxella catarrhalis Moraxella lacunata Morganella morganii Mycobacterium bovis (BCG strain) Mycobacterium chelonae Mycobacterium fortuitum Mycobacterium marinum Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Mycoplasma hominis Mycoplasma pneumoniae Neisseria elongata Neisseria gonorrhoeae Neisseria meningitidis Nocardia asteroides Nocardia brasiliensis Nocardia farcinica Nocardia nova Nocardia otitidiscaviarum Nocardia spp Pasteurella multocida Pasteurella spp Peptostreptococcus anaerobius Peptostreptococcus spp Plesiomonas shigelloides Porphyromonas spp Prevotella spp Proteus mirabilis Proteus penneri Proteus vulgaris Providencia alcalifaciens Providencia rettgeri Providencia spp Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rhodococcus equi Rochalimaea quintana - see Bartonella quintana Rochalimaea spp Salmonella arizonae Salmonella enteritidis Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella (other serovars) Serpulina spp Serratia liquefaciens Serratia marcescens Shigella boydii Shigella dysenteriae (other than Type 1) Shigella flexneri Shigella sonnei Staphylococcus aureus Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Streptobacillus monfliformis Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus suis Streptococcus spp Treponema carateum Treponema pallidum Treponema pertenue Treponema spp Ureaplasma urealyticum Vibrio cholerae (including El Tor) Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio spp Yersinia enterocolitica Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Yersinia spp |
| Bacteria | Hazard Group 3 | |
Bacteria Group 3 |
Bacillus anthracis Brucella abortus Brucella canis Brucella melitensis Brucella suis Burkholderia mallei (Pseudomonas mallei) Burkolderia pseudomallei (Pseudomonas pseudomallei) Chlamydia psittaci (avian strains) Coxiella burnetii Ehrlichia sennetsu (Rickettsia sennetsu) Ehrlichia spp Francisella tularensis (Type A) Mycobacterium africanum Mycobacterium avium/intracellulare Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium kansasii Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium malmoense Mycobacterium microti |
Mycobacterium scrofulaceum Mycobacterium simiae Mycobacterium szulgai Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium xenopi Pseudomonas mallei - (see Burkholderia mallei) Pseudomonas pseudomallei - Burkholderia pseudomallei Rickettsia akari Rickettsia canada Rickettsia conorii Rickettsia montana Rickettsia prowazekii Rickettsia rickettsii Rickettsia tsutsugamushi Rickettsia typhi (Rickettsia mooseri) Rickettsia spp Salmonella paratyphi A, B, C Salmonella typhi Shigella dysenteriae (Type 1) Yersinia pestis |
| Viruses | Hazard Group 2 | |
Viruses Group 2 Viruses Group 2 Viruses Group 2 |
ADENOVIRIDAE ARENAVIRIDAE Amapari Ippy Latino Mobola Parana Pichinde Tamiami ASTROVIRIDAE BUNYAWRIDAE Bunyamwera California encephalitis Hantaviruses: Prospect Hill Puumala Other Hantaviruses Nairoviruses: Hazara Phleboviruses: Sandfly fever Toscana Uukuviruses Other bunyaviridae known to be pathogenic: CALICIVIRIDAE Norwalk Other Caliciviridae CORONAVIRIDAE FLAVIVIRIDAE Other Flaviviruses known to be pathogenic: HERPESVIRIDAE Cytomegalovirus Epstein-Barr virus Herpes simplex types 1 and 2 Herpesvirus varicella-zoster Human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV6) Human herpesvirus type 7 (HHV7) ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE Influenza types A, B and C Tick-borne orthomyxoviridae: Dhori and Thogoto Duvenhage |
PAPOVAVIRIDAE BK and JC viruses Human papillomaviruses PARAMYXOVIRIDAE Measles Mumps Newcastle disease Parainfluenza (Types 1 to 4) Respiratory syncytial virus PARVOVIRIDAE Human parvovirus (B 19) PICORN AVIRIDAE Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis virus (AHC) Coxsackieviruses Echoviruses Polioviruses Rhinoviruses Hepatoviruses: hepatitis A (human enterovirus type 72) POXVIRIDAE Buffalopox Cowpox Milker's nodes virus Molluscum contagiosum virus Orf Vaccinia Yatapox (Tana and Yaba) REOVIRIDAE Coltivirus Human rotaviruses Orbiviruses Reoviruses RHABDOVIRIDAE Vesicular stomatitis TOGAVIRIDAE Alphaviruses: Bebaru O'nyong-nyong Ross river Semliki forest Sindbis Other known alphaviruses Rubiviruses: Rubella |
| Viruses | Hazard Group 3 | |
Viruses Group 3 Viruses Group 3 Viruses Group 3 |
ARENAVIRIDAE lymphocytic choriomeningitis Flexal Mopeia BUNYAVIRIDAE Akabane Germiston Oropouche Hantaviruses: Hantaan (Korean haemorrhagic fever) Sin Nombre (formerly Muerto Canyon) Seoul Nairoviruses: Bhanja Phleboviruses: Rift valley fever CALICIVIRIDAE hepatitis E FLAVIVIRIDAE Flaviviruses Dengue viruses Types 1-4 Israel turkey meningitis Japanese B encephalitis Murray Valley encephalitis Rocio Sal Vieja San Perlita Spondweni St Louis encephalitis Yellow fever Wesselsbron West Nile fever Tick-borne virus group: Absettarov Hanzalova Hypr Kumlinge Louping ill Negishi Powassan |
Hepatitis C group Viruses: hepatitis C HEPADNAVIRIDAE hepatitis B HEPATITIS D (DELTA) HERPESVIRIDAE Herpesvirus simiae (B virus) POXVIRIDAE Monkeypox RETROVIRIDAE Human immunodeficiency viruses Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTL V) types 1 and 2 Simian immunodeficiency virus RHABDOVIRIDAE Rabies Piry TOGAVIRIDAE Alphaviruses: Chikungunya Eastern equine encephalomyelitis Everglades Getah Mayaro Middleburg Mucambo Ndumu Sagiyama Tonate Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis Western equine encephalomyelitis UNCLASSIFIED VIRUSES Blood-borne hepatitis viruses not yet identified Equine morbillivirus UNCONVENTIONAL AGENTS associated with: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Gerstmann-Sträussler- Scheinker syndrome Kuru |
| Viruses |
Hazard Group 4 | |
Viruses Group 4 |
ARENA VIRIDAE Old World Lassa fever New World Guanarito Junin Machupo Sabia BUNYAVIRIDAE Nairoviruses: Crimean/Congo haemorrhagic fever |
FILOVIRIDAE Ebola Reston Ebola Siena Ebola Sudan Ebola Zaire Marburg FLAVIVIRIDAE Kyasanur forest disease Omsk Russian spring summer encephalitis POXVIRIDAE Variola (major and minor) |
| Parasites | Hazard Group 2 | |
Parasites Group 2 Parasites Group 2 Parasites Group 2 |
Acanthamoeba castellanii Acanthamoeba spp Ancylostoma duodenale Angiostrongylus cantonensis Angiostrongylus costaricensis Anisakis simplex Ascaris lumbricoides Ascaris suum Babesia divergens Babesia microti Balantidium coli Blastocystis hominis Brugia malayi Brugia pahangi Brugia timori Capillaria philippinensis Capillaria spp Clonorchis - see Opisthorchis Contracaecum osculatum Cryptosporidium parvum Cryptosporidium spp Cyclospora cayetanensis Cyclospora spp Dicrocoelium dendriticum Dientamoeba fragilis Dipetalonema - see Mansonella Diphyllobothrium latum Dracunculus medinensis Entamoeba histolytica Enterobius vermicularis Enterocytozoon bieneusi Fasciola gigantica Fasciola hepatica Fasciolopsis buski Giardia lamblia (Giardia intestinalis) Heterophyes spp Hymenolepis diminuta Hymenolepis nana Isopora belli Leishmania aethiopica Leishmania mexicana Leishmania peruviana Leishmania major |
Leishmania tropica Leishmania spp Loa loa Mansonella ozzardi Mansonella perstans Mansonella streptocerca Metagonimus spp Necator americanus Onchocerca volvulus Opisthorchis felineus Opisthorchis sinensis (Clonorchis sinensis) Opisthorchis viverrini (Clonorchis viverrini) Opisthorchis spp Paragonimus westermani Paragonimus spp Plasmodium spp (human and simian) Pseudoterranova decipiens Sarcocystis suihominis Schistosoma haematobium Schistosoma intercalatum Schistosoma japonicum Schistosoma mansoni Schistosoma mekongi Schistosoma spp Strongyloides stercoralisi Strongyloides spp Taenia saginata Toxocara canis Toxocara cati Toxoplasma gondii Trichinella nativa Trichinella nelsoni Trichinella pseudospiralis Trichinella spiralis Trichomonas vaginalis Trichostrongylus orientalis Trichostrongylus spp Trichuris trichiura Trypanosoma brucei brucei Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Trypanosoma rangeli Wuchereria bancrofti |
| Parasites | Hazard Group 3 | |
| Echinococcus granulosus Echinococcus multilocularis Echinococcus vogeli Leishmania braziliensis Leishmania donovani |
Naegleria fowleri Plasmodium falciparum Taenia solium Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Trypanosoma cruzi |
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| Fungi | Hazard Group 2 | |
| Aspergillus fumigatus Candida albicans Candida spp Cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans (Filobasidiella neoformans var neoformans) Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii (Filobasidiella bacillispora) Emmonsia parva var parva Emmonsia parva var crescens Epidermophyton floccosum |
Fonsecaea compacta Fonsecaea pedrosoi Madurella grisea Madurella mycetomatis Microsporum spp Neotestudina rosatii Sporothrix schenckii Trichophyton rubrum Trichophyton spp Xylohypha bantiana |
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| Fungi | Hazard Group 3 | |
| Blastomyces dermatitidis (Ajellomyces dermatitidis) Coccidioides immitis Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum (Ajellomyces capsulatus) |
Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii Histoplasma capsulatum var farcinimosum Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Penicillium marneffei |
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