Occupational Health Program: Appendix 1
Appendix 1: List of Tier 1 BSAT
Agents |
Disease |
Category |
Recommended Biosafety Level |
| Ebolavirus | Ebola hemorrhagic fever | HHS | 4 |
| Francisella tularensis | Tularemia | HHS | 2 or 3 |
| Marburg Virus | Marburg hemorrhagic fever | HHS | 4 |
| Variola major virus | Smallpox | HHS | 4 |
| Variola minor virus | Smallpox | HHS | 4 |
| Yersinia pestis | Plague | HHS | 2 or 3 |
| Botulinum neurotoxin | Botulism | HHS | 2 |
| Botulinum neurotoxin producing species of Clostridium | Botulism | HHS | 2 |
| Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax | Overlap | 2 or 3 |
| Burkholderia mallei | Glanders | Overlap | 2 or 3 |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | Melioidosis | Overlap | 2 or 3 |
| Foot and Mouth Disease virus | FMDV | USDA | 3 |
| Rinderpest virus | Cattle plague | USDA | 3 |