6' IMPORTING PATHOGENS

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6. IMPORTING PATHOGENS
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Biological Safety Training Certificate Holder
and User Training BIOLOGICAL SAFETY

• 6. Importing Pathogens
• Human Pathogens
• Animal Pathogens

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Biological Safety Training Certificate Holder
and User Training 6. IMPORTING PATHOGENSGeneral

• receiving facilities (lab, storage, prep room)
  require sufficient containment for risk level of
  agent
• permits are required to be forwarded to BSO
  before ordering pathogen

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Biological Safety Training Certificate Holder
and User Training 6. IMPORTING PATHOGENSHuman
Pathogens

• Public Health Agency of Canada controls the
  importation of human pathogens into Canada
• permits are required for the importation of all
  infectious materials at Level 2 or higher
• Permits for human pathogens may be obtained from
• www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ols-bsl/pathogen/pdf/permit_a
  pplication.pdf

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Biological Safety Training Certificate Holder
and User Training 6. IMPORTING PATHOGENSAnimal
Pathogens

• Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  controls the importation of animal pathogens into
  Canada
• permits are required for the importation of all
  animal pathogens including materials of animal
  origins which contain animal pathogens
• permits for animal pathogens may be obtained
  from
• www.inspection.gc.ca/english/for/pdf/c5083perimpe
  .pdf