Table 1 List of H5 commercial vaccines used for the immunization of poultry against H5N8.

From: Efficacy of commercial vaccines against newly emerging avian influenza H5N8 virus in Egypt

Vaccine trade name

Virus used

Lineage

Manufacturer, Country

HA nucleotide sequence % similarity to Egyptian H5N8

Nobilis Influenza H5N2

A/duck/Potsdam/1402-6/1986(H5N2)

Classic

Intervet, The Netherlands

87

CEVac Flukem

A/chicken/Mexico/232/1994 (H5N2)

Classic

Ceva, Mexico

80

Zoetis H5N3

A/chicken/Vietnam/C58/2004 (H5N3)

Clade 1

Zoetis, USA

91

EgyFlu

RG A/chicken/Egypt/18-H/2009 (H5N1)

Clade 2.2.1.1

Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, China

89

ME Flu VAC

RG A/duck/ Egypt /M2583D /2010 (H5N1)

Clade 2.2.1.2

ME-VAC, Egypt

90

SERA-VAC

RG A/chicken/Egypt/M2583D/2010(H5N1)

Clade 2.2.1.2

Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Institute, Egypt

90

Volvac (B.E.S.T.)

A/duck/China/E319-2/2003 (H5N1) + ND

Clade 2.3.2

Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico

93

Reassortant AIV (strain Re-5) Re-5, Merial

RG A/duck/Anhui/1/2006(H5N1) (Re-5)

Clade 2.3.4

Merial, China

94