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Table 1 Avian influenza strains used for raising antibodies in chickens

From: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7 antibodies

Antigen

Origin

Animal

Number of animals

Age immunisation (weeks)

Blood samples weeks after 1. imm.

H5N2

VET

SPF

15

3

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/ostrich/Denmark/72429/96

     

H5N2

VET

Broiler

15

3

1, 2, 2½, 3, 6

A/ostrich/Denmark/72429/96

     

H5N2

EURL

SPF

15

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/chicken/Belgium/150/99

     

H5N7

VET

SPF

15

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/mallard/Denmark/64650/03

     

H7N1

EURL

SPF

17

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/African starling/England/983/79

     

H7N1

EURL

Broiler

10

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/African starling/England/983/79

     

H7N7

EURL*

SPF

15

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/turkey/Ireland/95

     

H9N9

EURL*

SPF

14

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/knot/England/02

     

H10N4

EURL

SPF

16

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 6

A/turkey/England/384/79

     

H16N3

VET

SPF

12

4, 6, 8

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

A/gull/Denmark/7468110/02

     

PMV

VET

SPF

13

3, 5, 7

1, 3, 5

APMV-8/goose/Delaware/1053/76

     

H1N2

VET

SPF

15

3, 5, 7

1, 2, 3, 4, 6

A/swine/Denmark/13608/04

     
  1. *received inactivated and used directly.
  2. imm. - immunisation.
  3. VET- National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark.
  4. EURL- EU Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Virology Department, AHVLA Weybridge, UK.
  5. SPF- Specific pathogen free.
  6. Broiler- commercial broiler chickens.