Agents Requiring a Permit for Subsequent Distribution

What to know

Some materials require additional approval before they can be transferred by the original permit holder to an additional recipient. If you submitted a permit application that would require additional approval for subsequent transfer this will be a condition of the permit.

Overview

Source: IP Gram 12/14/2023

Subsequent transfers are not permitted for materials suspected or known to contain the following infectious biological agents:

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Coronaviruses (SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV)
  • Influenza viruses (H2N2, H6N1, low pathogenic avian H7N9)
  • Viral hemorrhagic fevers (e.g., Tick-borne encephalitis viruses – Central European subtypes, Old World hantaviruses that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS))
  • Mpox (clade II) (formerly known as: Monkeypox – West African clade)
  • Poliovirus (serotypes 1, 2, 3)

All subsequent transfers of these agents require the intended recipient to submit a new permit application for approval.

This process is effective as of December 14, 2023.

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