WHO: Summary of status of development and availability of A(H5N1) candidate vaccine viruses and potency testing reagents 20 December 2013

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Summary of status of development and availability of A(H5N1) candidate vaccine viruses* and potency testing reagents, 20 December 2013

Candidate vaccine viruses in preparation:

Parent virus Clade Developing Institute Available from

A/Cambodia/W0526301/2012-like 1.1 CDC Pending

A/duck/Bangladesh/19097/2013-like 2.3.2.1 SJCRH Pending

A/duck/Viet Nam/NCVD-1584/2012-like 2.3.2.1 NIBSC Pending

A/chicken/Bangladesh/11rs1984-30/2011-like 2.3.4.2 CDC Pending

A/Guizhou/1/2013-like 2.3.4.2 CDC/CCDC Pending

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http://www.who.int/influenza/vaccines/virus/candidates_reagents/summary_a_h5n1_cvv_20131220.pdf

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