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How is Peste des petits ruminants virus classified as a select agent?

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USDA

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How is Pathogenic Vibrios classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How are Microsporidia classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category B

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How is Sheep pox virus classified as a select agent?

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USDA

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How is Burkholderia pseudomallei classified as a select agent?

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Overlap and Tier 1
Category B

(aka melioidosis)

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How is European subtype tickborne encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

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How are conotoxins classified as a select agent?

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HHS

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How is Abrin classified as a select agent?

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HHS

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How is Tetrodotoxin classified as a select agent?

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HHS

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How is Chapare South American Haemorrhagic Fever virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category A

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How is the reconstructed 1918 pandemic influenza virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category C

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How is Diarrheagenic E.coli classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Kyasanur Forest disease virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category C

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How is Lassa fever virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category A

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How is Dengue classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category A Priority Pathogen though

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How is Giardia lamblia classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Brucella abortus classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Category B

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How are Prions classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

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What are the criteria to place an agent as a Category C Priority Pathogen?

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  • Potential for high morbidity/mortality
  • Ease of production
  • Availability
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How is Coxiella burnetii classified as a select agent?

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HHS
Category B

(aka Q Fever)

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How is Mycoplasma mycoides classified as a select agent?

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USDA

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How is West Nile Virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Nipah virus classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Category C

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How is Powassan/Deer Tick virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

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How is Junin South American Haemorrhagic Fever virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category A

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How is Heartland virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

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How is Hepatitis A classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Yellow Fever Virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

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What are the criteria to place an agent as a Category A Priority Pathogen?

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  • Causes public panic
  • High mortality
  • Easily disseminated
  • Special action for public health preparedness
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How is Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Catgegory B

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How is Yersinia pestis classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

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What are the 3 broad categories of select agents?

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  1. HHS Select Agents & Toxins
  2. Overlap Select Agents & Toxins
  3. USDA Select Agents & Toxins
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How is Siberian Tick-borne encephalitis complex (flavi) virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category C

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According to the NIH, how are pathogens categorized that pose the highest risk to national security and public health?

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Categories A, B, and C Priority Pathogens

first, second, and third highest priority, respectively

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How is Burkholderia mallei classified as a select agent?

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Overlap and Tier 1
Category B

(aka glanders)

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How is Francisella tularensis classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

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How are Staphylococcal enterotoxins A,B,C,D,E subtypes classified as a select agent?

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HHS

SE-B is a Category B

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How is Variola minor virus (Alastrim)classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

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How are Caliciviruses classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

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How is Saxitoxin classified as a select agent?

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HHS

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How is Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

43
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How is Newcastle disease virus classified as a select agent?

44
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How is Western encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

45
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How is Mycoplasma capricolum classified as a select agent?

46
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How is Brucella melitensis classified as a select agent?

A

Overlap

Category B

47
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How is Machupo South American Haemorrhagic Fever virus classified as a select agent?

A

HHS

Category A

48
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How is T-2 toxin classified as a select agent?

49
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How is the epsilon toxin from Clostridium perfringens classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

50
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How is Diacetoxyscirpenol classified as a select agent?

51
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How is Coccidioides classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

52
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How is Rabies virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

53
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How is LaCrosse encaphalitis classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

54
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How is Lujo virus classified as a select agent?

A

HHS

Category A

55
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How is Lumpy skin disease virus classified as a select agent?

56
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How is Goat pox virus classified as a select agent?

57
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How is Foot-and-mouth disease virus classified as a select agent?

A

USDA and Tier 1

58
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How is Listeria monocytogenes classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

59
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How is Bacillus anthracis classified as a select agent?

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Overlap and Tier 1

Category A

60
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How is Variola major virus (Smallpox virus) classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

61
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How is Brucella suis classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Category B

62
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How is Bacillus anthracis Pasteur strain classified as a select agent?

A

Overlap

Category A

63
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How is Naegleria fowleri classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

64
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How is Far Eastern Subtype Tick-borne encephalitis complex (flavi) virus classified as a select agent?

A

HHS

Category C

65
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How is Rinderpest virus classified as a select agent?

A

USDA and Tier 1

66
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How is Cryptosporidium parvum classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

67
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How is Sabia South American Haemorrhagic Fever virus classified as a select agent?

68
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How is TB classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

69
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How is Salmonella classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

70
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How is Shigella species classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

71
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How is Hantavirus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category A Priority Pathogen and
“other hantaviruses” are Category C though.

72
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How is Japanese encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

73
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How is African horse sickness virus classified as a select agent?

74
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How is Avian influenza virus classified as a select agent?

A

USDA

Category C

75
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What are the two federal agencies that determine select agent status?

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HHS & USDA

76
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How are Botulinum neurotoxin producing species of Clostridium classified as a select agent?

A

HHS and Tier 1

Category A

77
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How is Hendra virus classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Category C

78
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How is Yersinia enterocolitica classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

79
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How is California encephalitis classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

80
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How is Balamuthia mandrillaris classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

81
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What are the criteria to place an agent as a Category B Priority Pathogen?

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  • Moderately easily disseminated
  • Moderate morbidity/low mortality
  • Enhanced diagnostics and surveillance needed
82
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How is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category A

83
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How is Ricin classified as a select agent?

A

HHS

Category B

84
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How is Cyclospora cayatanensis classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

85
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How is Monkeypox virus classified as a select agent?

86
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How is Marburg virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

87
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How is Chikungunya virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

88
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How are Botulinum neurotoxins classified as a select agent?

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HHS and Tier 1

Category A

89
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How is Toxoplasma gondii classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

90
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How is Entamoeba histolytica classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

91
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How is African swine fever virus classified as a select agent?

92
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How is Rift Valley fever virus classified as a select agent?

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Overlap

Category A

93
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How is Alkhurma virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category C Priority Pathogen though

94
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How is Classical swine fever virus classified as a select agent?

95
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How is Campylobacter jejuni classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

96
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How is Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category C

97
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How is SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) classified as a select agent?

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HHS

Category C

98
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How is Swine vesicular disease virus classified as a select agent?

99
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How is Ebola virus classified as a select agent?

A

HHS and Tier 1

Category A

100
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How is Guanarito South American Haemorrhagic Fever virus classified as a select agent?

A

HHS

Category A

101
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How is Rickettsia prowazekii classified as a select agent?

A

HHS
Category B

(aka Typhus fever)

102
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How is St. Louis encephalitis virus classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

103
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How is Chlamydia psittaci classified as a select agent?

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NOT a select agent

It is Category B Priority Pathogen though

(aka Psittacosis)

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