Table 1.
Classification of Bioterrorism Agents
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Categories of Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category A | Category B | Category C |
| Anthrax | Brucellosis (Brucella species) | Emerging infectious diseases (e.g., Nipah virus, hantavirus) |
| Botulism | Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens | |
| Plague | Food safety threats (e.g., Salmonella species) | Emerging future toxins |
| Smallpox | Glanders (Burkholderia mallei) | |
| Tularemia | Melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei) | |
| Viral hemorrhagic fevers | Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci) | |
| Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) | ||
| Ricin toxin from Ricinus communis | ||
| Staphylococcal enterotoxin B | ||
| Typhus fever (Rickettsia prowazekii) | ||
| Viral encephalitides (alphaviruses) | ||
| Water safety threats (e.g., vibrio cholerae) | ||
Source: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp. Accessed October 25, 2011