FIELD: medical virology.
SUBSTANCE: vaccine strain A/17/duck/Potsdam/86/92 (H5N2) No 2389 represents reassortant obtained by apathogenic avian virus A/17/duck/Potsdam/1402-6/86 (H5N2) with cold adapted temperature sensitive strain A/Leningrad/134/17/57 (H5N2). Strain is reproduced in hen embryo at 37°C, characterized by cold adaptation and temperature sensitivity, has H5N2 gene derived from attenuation donor and encoding of surface glycoprotein and hemagglutinine, six genes encoding of non-glycosilated proteins and neuroamidinase gene.
EFFECT: safe and effective strain active against H5N1 viruses.
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Dates
2008-03-10—Published
2006-04-19—Filed