What requires a CDC import permit?
Etiologic agents – It is impractical to list all etiologic agents, but it is any infectious agent known or suspected to cause disease in humans. Biological materials- • Unsterilized specimens of human and animal tissues (such as blood, body discharges, fluids, excretions or similar material) that contain human pathogens • Specimens of human and animal tissues (such as blood, body discharges, fluids, excretions or similar material) that have not been rendered non-infectious or are suspected to contain human pathogens Hosts and Vectors- • Animals-any animal known or suspected of being infected with an organism capable of causing disease in humans • Bats-all live bats • Arthropods-Any living insect or other arthropod that is known or suspected of containing a human pathogen • Snails-Snail species capable of transmitting a human pathogen • Non-human primate trophies, skins or skulls – Any non-human primate trophy, skin, or skull that has not been fully taxidermied or treated so that it is
