Occupational Health Program: Appendix 1

Appendix 1: List of Tier 1 BSAT
Agents	Disease	Category	Recommended Biosafety Level 2
*Ebola virus*	Ebola hemorrhagic fever	HHS	4
*Francisella tularensis*	Tularemia	HHS	2 or 3
Marberg Virus	Marberg 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

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