Biological Agents

Category B Agents

Category B agents include:

  • Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii)
  • Brucellosis (Brucella sp.)
  • Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
  • Venezuelan encephalomyelitis
  • Eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis
  • Ricin toxin from castor beans (Ricinus communis)
  • Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens
  • Staphylococcus enterotoxin B               

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