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Influenza vaccine <strong>production</strong> <strong>technologies</strong> 20 December 2006<br />

1 Acronyms and abbreviations<br />

BPL ..................................................................................................................betapropriolactone<br />

BSL .........................................................................................................................biosafety level<br />

ca ..............................................................................................................................cold adapted<br />

CEF.......................................................................................................chicken embryo fibroblast<br />

CTL ...........................................................................................................cytotoxic T lymphocyte<br />

CAIV ............................................................................................cold-adapted influenza vaccine<br />

CPMP .................................................................. Committee <strong>for</strong> Proprietary Medicinal Products<br />

EMEA...............................................European Agency <strong>for</strong> the Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Medicinal Products<br />

EPI .................................................................................Expanded Programme on Immunization<br />

FDA.....................................................................................Food and Drug Administration (USA)<br />

GMP.................................................................................................good manufacturing practice<br />

HA.......................................................................................... haemagglutinin (<strong>of</strong> influenza virus)<br />

HAI..........................................................................................haemagglutinin-inhibiting antibody<br />

IIV.................................................................................................... inactivated influenza vaccine<br />

IN ..................................................................................................................................intra nasal<br />

IP.................................................................................................................... intellectual property<br />

LAIV .......................................................................................... live attenuated influenza vaccine<br />

MDCK ........................................................................................Madin Darby canine kidney cells<br />

moi ............................................................................................................. multiplicity <strong>of</strong> infection<br />

MVA ...................................................................................................... modified vaccinia Ankara<br />

NA........................................................................................... neuraminidase (<strong>of</strong> influenza virus)<br />

NIBSC............................................. National Institute <strong>for</strong> Biological Standards and Control (UK)<br />

OPV ...................................................................................................................oral polio vaccine<br />

pfu.................................................................................................................plaque-<strong>for</strong>ming units<br />

QA..................................................................................................................... quality assurance<br />

QC........................................................................................................................... quality control<br />

SPF............................................................................................................ specific pathogen free<br />

TC ............................................................................................................................ tissue culture<br />

ts .................................................................................................................temperature sensitive<br />

WHO ................................................................................................... <strong>World</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Organization</strong><br />

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