Current availability from NIBSC of candidate influenza vaccine viruses (H5N1) and SRD reagents for vaccine standardisation
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Viruses and reagents |
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Wild-type virus (H5N1) |
Candidate influenza vaccine virus (strain designation) |
Candidate influenza vaccine virus (NIBSC code) |
Antigen (NIBSC code) |
Antiserum |
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A/HongKong/213/2003 |
NIBRG-12 |
08/154 |
Not available |
Not available |
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A/Vietnam/1194/2004 |
NIBRG-14 |
07/252 |
05/204 |
04/214 07/148 1 |
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A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 |
NIBRG-23 |
08/156 |
07/112 |
06/192 08/126 2 |
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A/Anhui/1/05 |
IBCDC-RG5 3 |
available from CDC, Atlanta, USA |
07/290 |
07/338 08/142 1 |
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A/Cambodia/R0405050/07 |
NIBRG-88 |
08/110 |
08/216 4 |
08/210 |
1treated by USDA approved method for FMD inactivation; should be ordered if indicated by local import regulations for sheep sera
2 antiserum reagent for use in neuraminidase identity assay of A/turkey/Turkey/1/05 like N1 antigens
3 vaccine reference virus available only from CDC, Atlanta, USA
4 released prior to calibration
Note: a list of candidate influenza vaccine viruses for subtypes of influenza A virus not currently circulating in humans (library of strains) can be found by clicking here.