Risk Group 2 (RG2) - Viruses

Adenoviruses, human - all types

Alphaviruses (Togaviruses) - Group A Arboviruses
  • Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus
  • Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis vaccine strain TC-83
  • Western equine encephalomyelitis virus
Arenaviruses
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (non-neurotropic strains)
  • Tacaribe virus complex
Bunyaviruses
  • Bunyamwera virus
  • Rift Valley fever virus vaccine strain MP-12
Caliciviruses
Coronaviruses
Flaviviruses (Togaviruses) - Group B Arboviruses
  • Dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4
  • Yellow fever virus vaccine strain 17D
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses
Herpesviruses - except Herpesvirus simiae (Monkey B virus)
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Epstein Barr virus
  • Herpes simplex types 1 and 2
  • Herpes zoster
  • Human herpesvirus types 6 and 7
Orthomyxoviruses
  • Influenza viruses types A, B, and C
  • Other tick-borne orthomyxoviruses
Papovaviruses
  • All human papilloma viruses
Paramyxoviruses
  • Newcastle disease virus
  • Measles virus
  • Mumps virus
  • Parainfluenza viruses types 1, 2, 3, and 4
  • Respiratory syncytial virus
Parvoviruses
  • Human parvovirus (B19)
Picornaviruses
  • Coxsackie viruses types A and B
  • Echoviruses - all types
  • Polioviruses - all types, wild and attenuated
  • Rhinoviruses - all types
Poxviruses - all types except Monkeypox virus
Reoviruses - all types including Coltivirus, human Rotavirus, and Orbivirus (Colorado tick fever virus)
Rhabdoviruses
  • Rabies virus - all strains
  • Vesicular stomatitis virus - laboratory adapted strains including VSV-Indiana, San Juan, and Glasgow
Togaviruses (see Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses)
  • Rubivirus (rubella)