Under United States law, biological select agents or toxins (BSATs)—or simply select agents for short—are bio-agents which (since 1997) have been declared...
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9 CFR Subchapter B. Not all select agents require BSL-4 handling, namely select bacteria and toxins, but most select agent viruses do (with the notable...
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defined as "select agents" and possession or transportation of them are tightly controlled as such. Select agents are divided into "HHS select agents and toxins"...
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Bioterrorism (redirect from B agent)
are officially defined as "select agents." The CDC categorizes these agents (A, B or C) and administers the Select Agent Program, which regulates the...
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and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Select Agent Program must adhere to Department of Defense standards. Since BSL3 and...
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farm animals. The US Health and Human Services agency considers it a select agent for research purposes. Hoerr FJ, Carlton WW, Yagen B (1981). "Mycotoxicosis...
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Ricin (section Chemical or biological warfare agent)
original (PDF) on 17 January 2009. "Permissible Toxin Amounts". National Select Agent Registry. 10 September 2020. "40 C.F.R.: Appendix A to Part 355 – The...
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documented deaths. Until October 2012, C. immitis had been listed as a select agent by both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S...
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chemical and biological agents from reaching the skin of the wearer. Some are equipped with a charcoal lining to neutralize some agents. Military personnel...
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incorporating security controls into an information system Select agent – Controlled biological agents in the United States Citations "Biorisk management: Laboratory...
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tested toxic agents, flamethrowers, chemical spray systems, biological warfare weapons, fire bombing tactics, antidotes for chemical agents, and protective...
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Retrieved 26 April 2020. "CDC Approves Partial Resumption of USAMRIID Select Agent Research". 23 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020. USAMRIID website...
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a signaling lymphocytic activation molecule Select Agent Program of the CDC to regulate select agents in the US SAP Ariba, a US subsidiary of SAP Sayers...
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of select biological agents outside of the primary barriers of the biocontainment in the US were described by the annual report of the Federal Select Agent...
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with treatment. The CDC classifies it as a "Tier 1 select agent" with potential as a bioterrorism agent. It infects other animals, most commonly livestock...
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In artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent is an entity that perceives its environment, takes actions autonomously to achieve goals, and may improve...
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agent occurs. In 1997, United States law formally defined weaponizable bio-agents as "Biological Select Agents or Toxins" (BSATs) — or simply Select Agents...
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user of biological agents] must develop and implement a written biosafety plan that is commensurate with the risk of the select agent or toxin" which is...
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Zaire ebolavirus (category Biological agents)
high fatality rate (up to 83 to 90 percent), EBOV is also listed as a select agent, World Health Organization Risk Group 4 Pathogen (requiring Biosafety...
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can be found in the seeds of Abrus pulchellus. Abrin is classed as a "select agent" under U.S. law. Abrin is only formed in nature by the rosary pea. The...
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Filoviridae (category Biological agents)
viral hemorrhagic fevers. All filoviruses are classified by the US as select agents, by the World Health Organization as Risk Group 4 Pathogens (requiring...
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Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for the Select Agent Program and the Etiologic Agent...
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of Agent Orange/TCDD Residue and Level of Risk of Adverse Health Effects for Aircrew of Post-Vietnam C-123 Aircraft; Board on the Health of Select Populations...
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out the season. Undrafted free agents Undrafted free agents are players eligible for the NFL draft but were not selected; they can sign with any team....
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continent—the first being Lassa virus—and since 2012 has been classed as a "Select Agent" under U.S. law. Only 5 cases of this virus have ever been reported;...
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Francisella tularensis (category Biological agents)
F. tularensis is classified as a Tier 1 Select Agent by the U.S. government, along with other potential agents of bioterrorism such as Yersinia pestis...
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stockpile of biological agents and weapons. Over the course of its 27-year history, the program weaponized and stockpiled seven bio-agents — Bacillus anthracis...
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Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (section Title II: Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins)
the select agents and toxins. It is intended to establish new rules for registering the possession, use, and transfer of specific toxins and agents that...
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life sciences research". The Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) regulates the use of biological select agents and toxins that could pose a severe threat...
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2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013. "Permissible Toxin Amounts". Federal Select Agent Program. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved...
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