Rev.: 1.0 Risk Groups: Viruses (c) 1988, American Biological Safety Association BL RG RG RG RG RG LCDC-96 Belgium-97 ID Name Viral group Comments BMBL-93 CDC NIH rDNA-97 EU-96 Australia-95 HP AP (Canada) Annex VIII Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 2 Absettarov, TBE 4 4 4 implied 3 3 4 + B Arbovirus) Acute haemorrhagic taxonomy 2, Enterovirus 3 conjunctivitis virus Picornaviridae 2 + different 70 (AHC) Adenovirus 4 Adenoviridae 2 2 (incl animal) 2 2 + (human,all types) 5 Aino X-Arboviruses 6 Akabane X-Arboviruses 7 Alastrim Poxviridae Restricted 4 4, Foot-and- 8 Aphthovirus Picornaviridae 2 mouth disease + viruses 9 Araguari X-Arboviruses (feces of children 10 Astroviridae Astroviridae 2 2 + + and lambs) Avian leukosis virus 11 Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 3 (wild strain) + (ALV) 3, (Rous 12 Avian sarcoma virus Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 sarcoma virus, + RSV wild strain) 13 Baculovirus Viral vector/Animal virus 1 + Togaviridae/ Alphavirus (Grp 14 Barmah Forest 2 A Arbovirus) 15 Batama X-Arboviruses 16 Batken X-Arboviruses Togaviridae/ Alphavirus (Grp 17 Bebaru virus 2 2 2 2 + A Arbovirus) 18 Bhanja X-Arboviruses 19 Bimbo X-Arboviruses Blood-borne hepatitis 20 viruses not yet Unclassified viruses 2 implied 2 implied 3 (**)D 3 + identified 21 Bluetongue X-Arboviruses 22 Bobaya X-Arboviruses 23 Bobia X-Arboviruses Bovine 24 immunodeficiency Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 3 (wild strain) + virus (BIV) 3, Bovine Bovine leukemia 25 Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 lymphosarcoma + virus (BLV) virus wild strain Bovine papilloma Papovavirus/ Animal virus 26 1 2 + virus vector 1 Rev.: 1.0 Risk Groups: Viruses (c) 1988, American Biological Safety Association BL RG RG RG RG RG LCDC-96 Belgium-97 ID Name Viral group Comments BMBL-93 CDC NIH rDNA-97 EU-96 Australia-95 HP AP (Canada) Annex VIII Bovine spongiform Unconventional agents, 27 2 3 + encephalopathy prions 28 Buenaventura X-Arboviruses Buffalopox virus: 2 29 viruses(1 a vaccinia Poxviridae 2 implied 2 2 implied 2 2 + + variant) Bunyaviridae/ Bunyavirus 30 Bunyamwera virus 2 2 2 2 2 + + Group Bunyaviridae/ Bunyavirus 31 Bunyavirus 2 Group 32 Cabassou X-Arboviruses 2 see arbovirus 33 Cache valley X-Arboviruses table 2 (incl California Bunyaviridae/ Bunyavirus 2 see arbovirus 3 human, 2 34 2 LaCrosse, 2 + + encephalitis virus Group table animal Lumbo and 35 Camel pox virus Poxviridae 2 implied 2 2 implied 3 + 2 36 Cardiovirus Picornaviridae 2 all isolates Encephalomyoc + arditis Group Central European Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 37 Tick-borne 4 4 3 V (**) B Arbovirus) encephalitis Chick embryo lethal 38 Viral vector/Animal virus orphan CELO 2, high passage Togaviridae/ Alphavirus (Grp 3 arbovirus 3 (recent 39 Chikungunya virus strains;vaccine 3 arbovirus table 3 (**) 3 # + A Arbovirus) table isolates) strain131/25 40 Chim X-Arboviruses 41 Cocal X-Arboviruses 2 (including 42 Coltiviruses Reoviridae Colorado Tick 2 2 + + Fever) Congo Crimean 4 (Crimean- 43 haemorrhagic fever Bunyaviridae/ Nairoviruses 4 4 4 4 4 + Congo) TBE 2 (human, 44 Coronavirus Coronaviridae 2 2 2 human + + bovine) 45 Cowpox virus Poxviridae 2 V 2 2 implied 2 2 + + 2 ( Types A and 46 Coxsackie Picornoviridae/ Enterovirus 2 2 2 2 + B) Creutzfeldt-Jacob 47 Unconventional agents/prion 2 3 3 3 (**) D 3 2 C,G + disese 2 Rev.: 1.0 Risk Groups: Viruses (c) 1988, American Biological Safety Association BL RG RG RG RG RG LCDC-96 Belgium-97 ID Name Viral group Comments BMBL-93 CDC NIH rDNA-97 EU-96 Australia-95 HP AP (Canada) Annex VIII Cytomegalovirus Herpesviridae/ 2 all isolates 48 (CMV) Genus 2 2 2 2 (HH5) 2 + Betaherpesviridae HHV5 Lymphocryptovirus Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 49 Dengue virus Type 1-4 2 2 (types1-4), 3 2,Types 1-4 3, type 1-4 3 2 + B Arbovirus) 50 Dhori X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 51 Dog sarcoma Viral vector/Animal virus 52 Dugbe X-Arboviruses Eastern equine Togaviridae/ Alphavirus (Grp 53 encephalomyelitis 2 V 2 V 3 3 V 3 3 + + A Arbovirus) (EEE) 54 Ebola virus Filoviridae 4 4 4 4 4 4 + + 55 Echoviruses Picornoviridae/ Enterovirus 2 2 2 2 2 + Ectromelia 56 Orthopoxvirus (mousepox) Elephantpox virus 57 Poxviridae 2 2 implied 2 2 + + (variant of cowpox) 58 Entero Picornoviridae/ Enterovirus 2 2 2, Epstein-Barr virus Herpesviridae/ 59 2 2 2 implied, HH4 2 2 Lymphocryptovi + (EBV) Gammaherpesviridae rus (EB-like) Togaviridae/ Alphavirus (Grp 3 arbovirus 60 Everglade virus 3 arbovirus table 3 (**) 3 + A Arbovirus) table Feline leukemia 61 Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 3 wild strain + virus, FeLV Feline sarcoma virus, 62 Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 3 wild strain + FeSV Flanders-Hart Park from mosquitoes 2 arbovirus 63 virus (see Zinsser, pg Rhabdoviridae and birds, no 2 arbovirus table table 777) human sx Herpesviridae / 64 Gammaherpes 3 Gammaherpesvirinae Ganjam (USDA 65 X-Arboviruses permit) 66 Garba X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 3 see arbovirus 67 Germiston X-Arboviruses 3 table Gerstmann- Unconventional agents, 68 2 implied 3 implied 3 (**) D(d) 3 2 C,G + Straussler-Scheinker prions 69 Getah X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus Gibbon leukemia 70 Viral vector/Animal retrovirus 1 virus (GaLV) 71 Gordil X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 72 Guanarito Arenaviruses 4 4 4 4 + 3 Rev.: 1.0 Risk Groups: Viruses (c) 1988, American Biological Safety Association BL RG RG RG RG RG LCDC-96 Belgium-97 ID Name Viral group Comments BMBL-93 CDC NIH rDNA-97 EU-96 Australia-95 HP AP (Canada) Annex VIII 73 Guaratuba X-Arboviruses 2 arbovirus table 2 arbovirus 74 Guinea pig herpes Viral vector/Animal virus 1 75 Hamster leukemia Viral vector/Animal virus 1 Hantaan (Korean see also sin 76 Bunyaviridae/ Hantaviruses 3 3 3 3 3 3 + haemorrhagic fever) nombre virus Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 77 Hanzalova,TBE 4 4 4 implied 3 3 4 + B Arbovirus) Hart Park virus (see 2 arbovirus 78 Rhabdoviridae 2 arbovirus table Zinsser, pg 777) table 79 Hazara virus Bunyaviridae/ Nairoviruses 2 arbovirus table 2 arbovirus 2 2 4 + Hepatitis A virus, 2 all 80 human enterovirus Picornoviridae/ Hepatovirus 2 V 2 2 V 2 2 + hepatoviruses type 72 2 (includes 81 Hepatitis B virus Hepadnaviridae 2 V 2 3 (**)V,D 3 2,G.V + Delta Togaviridae/ (hepatitis non- 82 Hepatitis C 2 2 2 3(**),D 3 2 (unclassified) + Pestivirus(Canada) A,non-B) Delta, only Hepatitis D (Delta) 83 Hepadnaviridae pathogenic with 2 2 3(**)V, D 2 (unclassified) + virus HBV inf. 84 Hepatitis E virus Calciviridae 2 2 2 3(**) 3 2 + 85 Herpes saimiri Herpesviridae/ Rhadinovirus 3 2 + Herpes simplex Herpesviridae/ 2 (types 1 and 2 (HHV 1 and 2 ( types 1 and 86 Type 1 and 2 (EC) 2 2 2,E + viruses Alphaherpesviridae 2) 2) 2) 87 Herpesvirus ateles Herpesviridae/ Rhadinovirus 1 3 Herpesvirus saimiri, Herpesviridae/ Animal virus 88 1 Genus Rhadinovirus vector Herpesvirus simiae Herpesviridae/ 3 human, 2 89 3/4 4 4 3 4 (B virus) Alphaherpesviridae animal Herpesvirus zoster Herpesviridae/ 90 2 2 2 (VZV,HHV3) 2 2 2,E + (Varicella) Alphaherpesviridae Human B 2 (Herpes types 91 Herpesviridae HHV 6 2 (HBLV-HHV6) 2 + lymphotropic virus 6 and 7) Human Immunodeficiency 1, 2 (AIDS 3 ( Types 1 and 92 Retroviridae/ Lentiviridae 2/2+/3 2 or 3 3 (**)D 3 2 G, E + virus(HIV) Types 1 causing) 2) and 2 Oncornavirus Human T-cell Retroviridae/ Oncovirinae/ Types 1-3 (EC 1 3 (Types 1 and 3 (**)D,types 1 2,G,E Types I 93 lymphotropic viruses 2/3 3 3 + Genus Oncornavirus C and 2) 2) and 2 and II (HTLV) Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 94 Hypr,TBE 4 4 4 implied 3 3 4 + B Arbovirus) 95 Ibaraki X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 4 Rev.: 1.0 Risk Groups: Viruses (c) 1988, American Biological Safety Association BL RG RG RG RG RG LCDC-96 Belgium-97 ID Name Viral group Comments BMBL-93 CDC NIH rDNA-97 EU-96 Australia-95 HP AP (Canada) Annex VIII vaccine strains: Influenza virus 96 Orthomyxoviridae A/PR8/34, 1 (vaccine strain) A/WS/33 2 human, 3 Influenza virus,Types Types A,B, and C 2,V for Types 2,V recent 97 Orthomyxoviridae 2 2 (types A,B, C) 2 animal (types A, + + A-C (EC) A,B isolates B, C) 98 Inhangapi X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 99 Inini X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 100 Israel Turkey X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 101 Issyk-Kul X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 102 Itaituba X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus Japanese B Flaviviridae/Flavivirus (Grp B 3 arbovirus 103 3 arbovirus table 3 3 V 3 # 3 + encephalitis Arbovirus) table Japanese Flaviviridae/Flavivirus (Grp B 104 encephalitis, 2 + Arbovirus) Nakayama 105 Junin virus Arenaviruses 3V/4 4, 3 (v) 4 4 4 4 + 106 Kairi(x) X-Arboviruses i 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 107 Khasan, Koutango X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 108 Kokobera B Arbovirus) Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 109 Kumlinge,TBE I 4 4 4 implied 3 3 + B Arbovirus) Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 2 arbovirus 110 Kunjin 2 arbovirus table 2 2 B Arbovirus) table 111 Kuru Unconventional agents/prion 2 3 3 3 (**) D (d) 3 2 C,G + Kyasanur Forest, Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 112 4 4 4 3 (**) V 3 4 + + TBE B Arbovirus) 113 Kyzylagach X-Arboviruses 3 arbovirus table 3 arbovirus 114 LaCrosse virus X-Arboviruses 2 arbovirus table 2 arbovirus 115 Langat virus X-Arboviruses 2 arbovirus table 2 arbovirus 116 Lassa fever virus Arenaviruses 4 4 4 4 4 4 + Lentivirinae , except 117 Retroviridae 2 HIV-1 and HI Flaviviridae/ Flavivirus (Grp 3 arbovirus 118 Looping ill , TBE 3 arbovirus table 4 implied 3 (**) 3 + + B Arbovirus) table 119 Lucke (frog) virus Viral vector/Animal virus Lymphocytic 120 choriomeningitis Arenaviruses neurotropic strains 2/3 3 3