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Eidgenössische Ethikkommission für die Biotechnologie im Ausserhumanbereich EKAH
Swiss Expert Committee for Biosafety SECB
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1. Pathogenic microorganisms
Decision tree for defining relevant transport sheets
Substances consisting of or containing pathogenic microorganisms (cultures, patient specimens, products, waste), either genetically modified or not.
1 | Human pathogens or zoonotic agents genetically modified or not, animals, including non-vertebrates, infected with such pathogens. Human cell cultures, patient specimens, tissues, blood likely to be infected with human pathogens. | |
2 | Animal pathogens genetically modified or not, non pathogenic to humans. Vertebrate and non-vertebrate animals, animal carcasses, cell lines, blood, tissues and organs, infected with animal pathogens. | |
3 | Plant pathogens genetically modified or not. Plants, plant material, seeds, waste, infected with plant pathogens. |
Last updated on: 10.03.2011