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WHO | Recommended viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-2011 northern hemisphere influenza season (2/18/10)
WHO | Recommended viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-2011 northern hemisphere influenza season (2/18/10)
Recommended viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-2011 northern hemisphere influenza season
It is recommended that the following viruses be used for influenza vaccines in the 2010-2011 influenza season (northern hemisphere):
* A/Wisconsin/15/2009 is an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus and is a 2010 southern hemisphere vaccine virus.
For more information
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<cite cite="http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/recommendations2010_11north/en/index.html">WHO | Recommended viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-2011 northern hemisphere influenza season</cite>It is recommended that the following viruses be used for influenza vaccines in the 2010-2011 influenza season (northern hemisphere):
- ? an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus;
- ? an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus;*
- ? a B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus.
* A/Wisconsin/15/2009 is an A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus and is a 2010 southern hemisphere vaccine virus.
For more information
- - Recommended viruses for influenza vaccines for use in the 2010-2011 northern hemisphere influenza season - full report [pdf 63kb]
- - Frequently asked questions [pdf 34kb]
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