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Important Note:

Pathogen Safety Data Sheets (PSDSs) are technical documents used by individuals working with pathogens in the laboratory. To obtain any other information about infectious diseases, please visit

Infectious Diseases

.

Pathogen Safety Data Sheets (PSDSs) (previously titled Material Safety Data Sheets for infectious substances) are technical documents that describe the hazardous properties of a human pathogen and provide recommendations for work involving these agents in a laboratory setting. These documents have been produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as educational and information resources for laboratory personnel working with infectious substances.

Please note that work involving pathogens in Canada may require compliance with international, national, and provincial laws and guidelines.

Persons in Canada are responsible for complying with the relevant laws, including regulations, guidelines and standards applicable to the import, transport, and use of pathogens in Canada set by relevant regulatory authorities, including the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Transport Canada. The risk classification and related regulatory requirements referenced in these Pathogen Safety Data Sheets, such as those found in the

Canadian Biosafety Standard

, may be incomplete and are specific to the Canadian context. Other jurisdictions will have their own requirements.

Terms of use

The scientific information, opinions, and recommendations contained in these Pathogen Safety Data Sheets has been developed based on or compiled from trusted sources available at the time of publication. Newly discovered hazards are frequent and this information may not be completely up to date. The Government of Canada accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, sufficiency, or reliability or for any loss or injury resulting from the use of the information.

Need a more up-to-date PSDS?

PHAC routinely reviews and updates the PSDSs posted on the website; however, the PSDSs found on the PHAC website are the most current versions. If you require a more recent version of the PSDS, we recommend that you make the necessary updates, using the

PSDS Template

as a guide.

Can't find the PSDS you need?

PHAC produces PSDSs as a courtesy service to provide health and safety information about pathogens for those working with them in laboratories. The PSDSs currently listed are some of the most in demand; however, PHAC does routinely review this list to determine whether additional PSDSs should be added. If you need a PSDS that is not on the list, you should contact the supplier of the material, or you can develop a PSDS using the

PSDS Template

.

Pathogen Safety Data Sheet template

If you need a PSDS that is not on the list below, you can contact the supplier of the material, or create your own. Use the Editable Word template to create a PSDS that complies with Canadian standards. The Editable Word template allows you to use your own referencing software.

PSDS template

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If you notice an error in a PSDS

We welcome any feedback on our PSDSs. If you notice an error, missing information, or room for improvement, please let us know by sending an email to the Centre for Biosecurity:

pathogens.pathogenes@phac-aspc.gc.ca

.

More information

For more information on Pathogen Safety Data Sheets, contact the Centre for Biosecurity:

pathogens.pathogenes@phac-aspc.gc.ca

To view the Risk Group Database, visit

ePathogen

For information about infectious diseases, visit

Infectious Diseases

For those working with animal pathogens, visit

Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Disease Agent Information page

.

PSDS by Pathogen Name

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A

Acanthamoeba castellanii

Actinobacillus spp.

Actinomyces spp.

Adenovirus (types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7)

Adenovirus (types 40 and 41)

Aerococcus spp.

Aeromonas hydrophila

Alkhumra virus

Ancylostoma duodenale

Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Ascaris spp.

Aspergillus spp.

B

Bacillus anthracis

Bacillus cereus

Bacteroides spp.

Balantidium coli

Bartonella bacilliformis

Bartonella henselae

Bartonella quintana

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Bordetella bronchiseptica

Bordetella parapertussis

Bordetella pertussis

Borrelia burgdorferi

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Agent

(prepared by CFIA)

Branhamella catarrhalis

Brucella spp. (B. abortus, B. canis, B. melitensis, B. suis)

Brugia spp.

Burkholderia mallei

Burkholderia pseudomallei

C

California serogroup

Campylobacter coli

Campylobacter jejuni

Candida albicans

Candida auris

Capnocytophaga spp.

Chikungunya virus

Chlamydia psittaci

Chlamydia trachomatis

Citrobacter spp.

Cladophialophora bantiana

Clonorchis sinensis

Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium difficile

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium tetani

Clostridium spp.

(with the exception of those species listed above)

Coccidioides spp.

Colorado tick fever virus

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Cowpox virus

Coxiella burnetii

Coxsackievirus

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Cryptococcus gattii

Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptosporidium parvum

Cyclospora spp.

Cytomegalovirus

D

Dengue virus (1, 2, 3, 4)

Diphtheroids

E

Eastern (Western) equine encephalitis virus

Ebola virus

Echinococcus granulosus

Echinococcus multilocularis

Echovirus

Edwardsiella tarda

Entamoeba histolytica

Enterobacter spp.

Enterococcus faecalis and faecium

Enterovirus 70

Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum spp. Trichophyton spp.

Epstein-Barr virus

Escherichia coli, enterohemorrhagic

Escherichia coli, enteroinvasive

Escherichia coli, enteropathogenic

Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic

F

Fasciola hepatica

Francisella tularensis

Fusobacterium spp.

G

Gemella haemolysans

Giardia lamblia

Guanarito mammarenavirus

H

Haemophilus ducreyi

Haemophilus influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae (type b)

Hantaan orthohantavirus

Hantavirus

Helicobacter pylori

Henipavirus hendraense

Hepatitis A virus

Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis D virus

Hepatitis E virus

Herpes simplex virus

Herpesvirus simiae

Histoplasma capsulatum

Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Human coronavirus

Human immunodeficiency virus

Human papillomavirus

Human parainfluenza virus

Human rotavirus

Human T-lymphotrophic virus

I

Influenza A virus

(subtypes H5, H7, H9)

Influenza Virus Type A

(excluding 1918 influenza A (H1N1) strain and subtypes H5, H7 and H9)

Influenza Virus (B and C)

J

Japanese encephalitis virus

Junin virus

K

Klebsiella spp.

Kyasanur Forest disease virus

L

Lactobacillus spp.

Lassa virus

Legionella pneumophila

Leishmania spp.

Leptospira interrogans

Listeria monocytogenes

Louping ill virus

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

M

Macacine alphaherpesvirus

1

Machupo virus

Marburg virus

Mayaro virus

Measles virus

Micrococcus spp.

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-related coronavirus

Monkeypox virus

(updated)

Moraxella spp.

Mucambo virus

Mumps virus

Murray Valley encephalitis virus

Mycobacterium spp.

(excluding

M. tuberculosis

, and members of the M

ycobacterium tuberculosis complex

)

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex

Mycoplasma genitalium

Mycoplasma hominis

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Mycoplasma spp.

N

Naegleria fowleri

Necator americanus

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria spp.

(other than

N. gonorrhoeae

and

N. meningitidis

)

Newcastle disease virus

Nipah Virus

Nocardia spp.

Norovirus

O

Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus

Onchocerca volvulus

O'Nyong-Nyong virus

Opisthorchis spp.

Orientia tsutsugamushi

Oropouche virus

P

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Parvovirus B19

Pasteurella spp.

Peptococcus niger

Peptostreptococcus spp.

Plasmodium falciparum

Plesiomonas shigelloides

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Powassan encephalitis virus

Proteus spp.

Pseudomonas spp.

(excluding

B. mallei

,

B. pseudomallei

)

R

Rabies virus

Respiratory syncytial virus

Rhinovirus

Rickettsia akari

Rickettsia conorii

Rickettsia japonica

Rickettsia prowazekii

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rickettsia typhi

Rotavirus A

Ross river virus

Rubella virus

S

Sabiá virus

Salmonella enterica spp.

(formerly

Salmonella choleraesuis

)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) associated Coronavirus

Schistosoma spp.

Semliki Forest virus

Serratia spp.

Shigella spp.

Sindbis virus

Sporothrix schenckii

St. Louis encephalitis

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus faecalis

(

see

Enterococcus faecalis

)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcus salivarius

T

Taenia saginata

Taenia solium

Talaromyces marneffei

Tick-borne encephalitis virus

Toxocara canis, T. cati

Toxoplasma gondii

Treponema pallidum

Trichinella spp.

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichuris trichiura

Trypanosoma brucei

Trypanosoma cruzi

U

Ureaplasma urealyticum

V

Vaccinia virus

Varicella-zoster virus

Variola virus

Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Vesicular stomatitis virus

Vibrio cholerae, serovar 01

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

W

West Nile Virus

Wuchereria bancrofti

Y

Yellow fever virus

Yersinia enterocolitica

Yersinia pestis

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Z

Zika virus

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