NIBSC - Update 22 5th April 2011

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Update 22 5th April 2011

Current availability from NIBSC of candidate influenza vaccine viruses, SRD reagents and neuraminidase reagents for use in the 2011/2012 northern hemisphere season and the2011 southern hemisphere season. (See below for pricing information)

Update 22, 05 April 2011

Northern Hemisphere 2011/2012^2,3 and Southern Hemisphere 2011¹

Candidate influenza vaccine viruses	NIBSC code
H1N1
A/California/7/2009 wild type virus	10/122
NYMC X-179A reassortant derived from A/California/7/2009	09/216
NYMC X-181 reassortant derived from A/California/7/2009	09/314
IVR-153 reassortant derived from A/California/7/2009	09/236
NIBRG-121 reassortant derived from A/California/7/2009	09/122
NIBRG-121xp reassortant derived from A/California/7/2009	09/268
NIBRG-122 reassortant derived from A/England/195/2009	09/130
NIB-74 reassortant derived from A/Christchurch/16/2010 (A/California/7/2009 – like)	10/216
H3N2
A/Perth/16/2009 wild type virus	09/208
NIB-64 reassortant derived from A/Perth/16/2009	09/280
NYMC X-183 reassortant derived from A/Wisconsin/15/2009	09/248
NYMC X-185 reassortant derived from A/Guangdong-Luohu/1256/2009	09/274
NYMC X-187 reassortant derived from A/Victoria/210/2009	09/290
NIB-65 reassortant derived from A/Victoria/210/2009	09/298
IVR-155 reassortant derived from A/Victoria/210/2009	09/304
B
B/Brisbane/60/2008	10/244
B/Brisbane/33/2008	08/280
NYMC BX-31 reassortant derived from B/Brisbane/60/2008	10/276
NIB-58 reassortant derived from B/Brisbane/60/2008	10/260
NYMC BX-35 reassortant derived from B/Brisbane/60/2008	09/318
NYMC BX-39 reassortant derived from B/Hubei Wjiagang/158/2009	10/270

² http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations_2011_12north/en/index.html

³ http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Other/2011/03/WC500103708.pdf

Reagents for influenza vaccine standardisation	NIBSC code
H1N1
A/California/7/2009 (NYMC X-179A) egg derived antigen	09/146
A/California/7/2009 (NYMC X-179A) cell derived antigen	09/174
A/California/7/2009 (NIBRG-121xp) egg derived antigen	09/196
A/California/7/2009 (NYMC X-181)	09/294
A/Christchurch/16/2010 (NIB-74)	10/258
A/California/7/2009 antiserum	10/230
H3N2
A/Perth/16/2009 like antigen A/Wisconsin/15/2009 (NYMC X-183)	09/310
A/Perth/16/2009 like antigen A/Victoria/210/2009 (NYMC X-187)	10/102
A/Perth/16/2009 like antiserum	10/182
B
B/Brisbane/60/2008 antigen	08/352
B/Brisbane/60/2008 like antigen (NYMC BX-35)	10/106
B/Brisbane/60/2008 like antiserum	10/146

Neuraminidase reagents	NIBSC code
N1
Antiserum prepared from A/California/7/2009	10/218
antiserum prepared from A/New Caledonia/20/99	04/230
N2
antiserum prepared from A/Wyoming/3/2003	04/258
B
NA antiserum prepared from B/Jiangsu/10/2003	04/228
NA antiserum prepared from B/Malaysia/2506/2004	05/252
NA antiserum prepared for B/Florida/4/2006	09/316

Pricing information

Viruses are free of charge (normally a maximum of two vials per recipient), but customers are expected to pay shipping and packing costs. Reagents for Single Radial Diffusion assay are subject to the usual NIBSC handling charge of £63 per vial, plus shipping and packing costs. Approved National Control Laboratories for human health are exempt from the £63 handling fee.