Category C

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Category C

Agents in the third highest priority, Category C, include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass dissemination at some future date because of:
  • Availability.
  • Ease of production and dissemination.
  • Potential for high morbidity and mortality and major health impact.
Examples of Category C agents are shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Examples of Category C agents.
Category C Agents
Nipah virus
Hantaviruses
Tick borne hemorrhagic fever viruses
Tick borne encephalitis viruses
Yellow fever
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis

Immunohistochemistry analysis of hantavirus-infected tissue