Pharmeuropa bio & scientific notes.
Publisher:
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
Frequency: Semiannual
Country: France
Language: English
Author(s):
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines.
Start Year:2009 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 2075-2164 (Print) 2075-2504 (Electronic) 2075-2164 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101510163 |
| (OCoLC): | 502464222 |
| LCCN: | 2010243085 |
| Classification: | W1 PH1092 |
Establishment of a candidate equine influenza Florida Clade 2 strain A/eq/Richmond/1/07 horse antiserum as Ph. Eur. Biological Reference Preparation/OIE International Reference Reagent. Equine influenza (EI) is an important respiratory disease of horses, with welfare and economic consequences. Vaccination remains one of the most efficient prevention methods available. Equine influenza virus (EIV) is constantly evolving and consequently EI vaccines need to be updated on a regular basis. In 2010, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Expert Surveillance Panel (ESP) on EI provided a new recommendation for EI vaccine strain composition, including the incorporation of representative EIV strains of both Florida Clade 1 and Clade 2 sub-lineages (FC1 and FC2, respectively). ...