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= Bioterrorism agents =

== Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) ==
== Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) ==


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=== Viruses ===
=== Viruses ===


* Andes virus
* [[Andes virus]]
* Chapare virus
* [[Chapare virus]]
* Chikungunya virus
* [[Chikungunya virus]]
* Choclo virus
* [[Choclo virus]]
* Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever virus
* [[Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever virus]]
* Dobrava-Belgrade virus
* [[Dobrava-Belgrade virus]]
* Eastern equine encephalitis virus
* [[Eastern equine encephalitis virus]]
* Ebola virus
* [[Ebola virus]]
* Guanarito virus
* [[Guanarito virus]]
* Hantaan virus
* [[Hantaan virus]]
* Hendra virus (Equine morbillivirus)
* [[Hendra virus]] (Equine morbillivirus)
* Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
* [[Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus]]
* Japanese encephalitis virus
* [[Japanese encephalitis virus]]
* Junin virus
* [[Junin virus]]
* Kyasanur Forest virus
* [[Kyasanur Forest virus]]
* Laguna Negra virus
* [[Laguna Negra virus]]
* Lassa fever virus
* [[Lassa fever virus]]
* Louping ill virus
* [[Louping ill virus]]
* Lujo virus
* [[Lujo virus]]
* Machupo virus
* [[Machupo virus]]
* Marburg virus
* [[Marburg virus]]
* Monkey pox virus
* [[Monkey pox virus]]
* Murray Valley encephalitis virus
* [[Murray Valley encephalitis virus]]
* Nipah virus
* [[Nipah virus]]
* Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus
* [[Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus]]
* Oropouche virus
* [[Oropouche virus]]
* Powassan virus
* [[Powassan virus]]
* Reconstructed 1918 influenza virus
* [[Reconstructed 1918 influenza virus]]
* Rift Valley fever virus
* [[Rift Valley fever virus]]
* Rocio virus
* [[Rocio virus]]
* Sabia virus
* [[Sabia virus]]
* Seoul virus
* [[Seoul virus]]
* Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
* [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus]] (SARS-CoV)
* Sin nombre virus
* [[Sin nombre virus]]
* St Louis encephalitis virus
* [[St Louis encephalitis virus]]
* Tick-borne encephalitis virus (Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus)
* [[Tick-borne encephalitis virus (Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus]])
* Variola virus
* [[Variola virus]]
* Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
* [[Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus]]
* Western equine encephalitis virus
* [[Western equine encephalitis virus]]
* Yellow fever virus
* [[Yellow fever virus]]


=== Bacteria ===
=== Bacteria ===


* ''Bacillus anthracis'', ''B. abortus'', ''B. melitensis'', and ''B. suis''
* [[Bacillus anthracis]], ''[[B. abortus]]'', ''[[B. melitensis]]'', and ''[[B. suis]]''
* ''Chlamydophila psittaci'' (formerly known as ''Chlamydia psittaci'')
* [[Chlamydophila psittaci]]
* ''Francisella tularensis''
* [[Francisella tularensis]]
* ''Burkholderia mallei'' (''Pseudomonas mallei'') and ''B. pseudomallei'' (''P. pseudomallei'')
* [[Burkholderia mallei]] and ''[[B. pseudomallei]]''
* ''Yersinia pestis''
* [[Yersinia pestis]]
* ''Coxiella burnetii''
* [[Coxiella burnetii]]
* ''Rickettsia prowazekii''
* [[Rickettsia prowazekii]]


=== Fungi ===
=== Fungi ===


* ''Coccidioides immitis'' and ''C. posadasii''
* [[Coccidioides immitis'' and ''C. posadasii]]


=== Toxins ===
=== Toxins ===
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* Botulinum neurotoxin (0.5 mg)
* Botulinum neurotoxin (0.5 mg)
* Cholera toxin (20 mg)
* Cholera toxin (20 mg)
* ''Clostridium botulinum'' C2 and C3 toxins (5 mg)
* [[Clostridium botulinum]] C2 and C3 toxins (5 mg)
* ''Clostridium perfringens'' Epsilon toxin (5 mg)
* [[Clostridium perfringens]] Epsilon toxin (5 mg)
* Hemolysin (10 mg)
* Hemolysin (10 mg)
* Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) (1 mg)
* Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) (1 mg)
* Shigatoxin (1mg)
* Shigatoxin (1mg)
* ''Staphylococcus'' enterotoxins, Type B (1 mg)
* [[Staphylococcus]] enterotoxins, Type B (1 mg)
* ''Staphylococcus'' enterotoxins, types other than Type B (10 mg)
* [[Staphylococcus]] enterotoxins, types other than Type B (10 mg)
* ''Staphylococcus aureus'' Toxic shock syndrome toxin (5 mg)
* [[Staphylococcus aureus]] Toxic shock syndrome toxin (5 mg)


== CDC Categories ==
== CDC Categories ==
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=== Category A ===
=== Category A ===


* Anthrax
* [[Anthrax]]
* Botulism
* [[Botulism]]
* Plague
* [[Plague]]
* Smallpox
* [[Smallpox]]
* [[Tularemia]]
* [[../../Organisms/Bacteria/Gram-negative/Coccobacilli/Tularemia.md|Tularemia]]
* Viral hemorrhagic fevers, including filoviruses (Ebola, Marburg) and arenaviruses (Lassa, Machupo)
* [[Viral hemorrhagic fevers]], including filoviruses ([[Ebola virus]], [[Marburg virus]]) and arenaviruses ([[Lassa virus]], [[Machupo virus]])


=== Category B ===
=== Category B ===


* Brucellosis
* [[Brucellosis]]
* Epsilon toxin of Clostridum perfringens
* Epsilon toxin of [[Clostridum perfringens]]
* Food safety threats including Salmonella spp, E. coli O157:H7, and Shigella
* Food safety threats including [[Salmonella]], [[E. coli]] O157:H7, and [[Shigella]]
* Glanders
* [[Glanders]]
* Melioidosis
* [[Melioidosis]]
* Psittacosis
* [[Psittacosis]]
* Q fever
* [[Q fever]]
* Ricin roxin from Ricinus communis
* Ricin toxin from [[Ricinus communis]]
* Staphylococcal enterotoxin B
* Staphylococcal enterotoxin B
* Typhus fever
* [[Typhus]] fever
* Viral encephalitis (alphaviruses)
* [[Viral encephalitis]] (alphaviruses)
* Water safety threats (Vibrio cholerae, Cryptosporidium parvum)
* Water safety threats ([[Vibrio cholerae]], [[Cryptosporidium parvum]])


=== Category C ===
=== Category C ===


* Emerging infectious diseases such as Nipah virus and hantavirus
* Emerging infectious diseases such as [[Nipah virus]] and [[hantavirus]]

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Latest revision as of 16:39, 25 January 2022

Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA)

Viruses

Bacteria

Fungi

Toxins

CDC Categories

Category A

Category B

Category C