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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.

Terms of use
Although the information, opinions, and recommendations contained in each PSDS is compiled from
peer-reviewed literature sources believed to be reliable, PHAC accepts no responsibility for the
accuracy, sufficiency, or reliability of the PSDSs, nor for any loss or injury resulting from the use of
the information contained within them. Newly discovered hazards are frequent and this information
may not be completely up to date.

Need a more up-to-date PSDS?

PHAC routinely reviews and updates the PSDSs posted on the website; however, the PSDSs found
on 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?

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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

Get the PSDS App

The PSDS App is available as a free download for your devices in the Android, Amazon, Apple, and
Windows stores.

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 Biosafety Risk Assessment.

Pathogen Risk Assessment template

If you need to know the human or animal risk group of a biological agent, you can contact your
Licence Holder or Biological Safety Officer who can access the biological agents list in the
Biosecurity Portal. If you need to know the human or animal risk group of a biological agent that is
not listed in the Biosecurity Portal, you can complete the Pathogen Risk Assessment template below
and email it to Biosafety Risk Assessment for validation. The Editable Word template allows you to
use your own referencing software.

Pathogen Risk Assessment template

More information
For more information on Pathogen Safety Data Sheets, contact Biosafety Risk Assessment
For information about infectious diseases, visit Infectious Diseases
For those working with animal pathogens, visit Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Disease
Agent Information page.

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For more information on Pathogen Risk Groups or Risk Assessment, visit the Canadian
Biosafety Standards and Guidelines or contact Biosafety Risk Assessment.

PSDS by Pathogen Name

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Actinobacillus spp.
Actinomyces spp.
Adenovirus (types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7)
Adenovirus (types 40 and 41)
Aerococcus spp.
Aeromonas hydrophila
Ancylostoma duodenale
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Ascaris spp.
Aspergillus spp.

Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus cereus
Bacteroides spp.
Balantidium coli
Bartonella bacilliformis
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella quintana
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Bordetella pertussis
Borrelia burgdorferi
(prepared by CFIA)
Branhamella catarrhalis
Brucella spp. (B. abortus, B. canis, B. melitensis, B. suis)
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Brugia spp.
Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) mallei
Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) pseudomallei

California serogroup
Campylobacter coli
Campylobacter jejuni
Candida albicans
Capnocytophaga spp.
Chikungunya virus
Chlamydia psittaci
Chlamydia trachomatis
Citrobacter spp.
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
Coxiella burnetii
Coxsackievirus
Creutzfeldt-Jakob agent, Kuru agent
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptosporidium parvum
Cyclospora spp.
Cytomegalovirus

Dengue virus (1, 2, 3, 4)

Diphtheroids

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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

Fasciola hepatica
Francisella tularensis
Fusobacterium spp.

Gemella haemolysans
Giardia lamblia

Haemophilus ducreyi
Haemophilus influenzae (group b)

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Hantavirus
Helicobacter pylori
Hepatitis A virus
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis D virus
Hepatitis E virus
Herpes simplex virus
Herpesvirus simiae
Histoplasma capsulatum
Human coronavirus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papillomavirus
Human parainfluenza virus
Human rotavirus
Human T-lymphotrophic virus

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)

Japanese encephalitis virus

Junin virus

Klebsiella spp.
Kyasanur Forest disease virus

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Lactobacillus spp.
Lassa virus
Legionella pneumophila
Leishmania spp.
Leptospira interrogans
Listeria monocytogenes
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Machupo virus
Marburg virus
Mayaro virus
Measles virus
Micrococcus spp.
Monkeypox virus
Moraxella spp.
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
Mycobacterium spp. (excluding M. tuberculosis, and members of the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis complex)
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex
Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma hominis
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Mycoplasma spp.

Naegleria fowleri
Necator americanus
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria spp. (other than N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis)
Nipah Virus
Nocardia spp.
Norwalk virus

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Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus

Onchocerca volvulus
O'Nyong-Nyong virus
Opisthorchis spp.

Parvovirus B19
Pasteurella spp.
Peptococcus niger
Peptostreptococcus spp.
Plesiomonas shigelloides
Powassan encephalitis virus
Proteus spp.
Pseudomonas spp. (excluding B. mallei, B. pseudomallei)

Rabies virus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Rhinovirus
Rickettsia akari
Rickettsia prowazekii
Rickettsia rickettsii
Ross river virus
Rubella virus

Salmonella enterica spp. (formerly Salmonella choleraesuis)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) associated Coronavirus
Schistosoma spp.

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Semliki Forest virus

Serratia spp.
Shigella spp.
Sindbis virus
Sporothrix schenckii
St. Louis encephalitis
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptobacillus moniliformis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus faecalis (see Enterococcus faecalis)
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcus salivarius

Taenia saginata
Taenia solium
Toxocara canis, T. cati
Toxoplasma gondii
Treponema pallidum
Trichinella spp.
Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichuris trichiura
Trypanosoma brucei

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Vaccinia virus
Varicella-zoster virus
Variola virus
Venezuelan equine encephalitis
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Vesicular stomatitis virus

Vibrio cholerae, serovar 01
Vibrio parahaemolyticus

West Nile Virus

Wuchereria bancrofti

Yellow fever virus

Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

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