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EH&S Shipping Classification Flowchart

Answer the questions in flowchart to determine the classification and regulatory requirements for your shipping sample or specimen. Personnel should take required training courses at UAB Campus Learning System before shipping samples.

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An Infectious substance is a material known or reasonably expected to contain a pathogen that causes any type of disease in humans and/or animals. Infectious substance falls under dangerous goods shipping regulations.

Examples:
Micro Organisms (Including Bacteria, Viruses, Rickettsia, Parasites, Toxins, Prions, Fungi) which can cause disease in humans and/or animals. Replication competent Viral Vectors etc.,
 
Material from Humans or Animals (Not Inactivated).

Note: Plant pathogens are not considered infectious substances by the transportation regulations. 
Refer USDA/APHIS website for more information: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/importexport/SA_Plants

If you have questions, contact EH&S at Email: biosafety@uab.edu