A review of production technologies for ... - World Health Organization
A review of production technologies for ... - World Health Organization
A review of production technologies for ... - World Health Organization
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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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