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This report was prepared by Rod Daniels, Burcu Ermetal, Aine Rattigan and John McCauley (Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre) for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control under an ECDC framework contract. Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, February 2020. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020. © European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, 2020. Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. SURVEILLANCE REPORT Influenza virus characterisation Summary Europe, February 2020 Summary This is the fourth report for the 2019–20 influenza season. As of week 8/2020, 127 121 influenza detections across the WHO European Region had been reported; 76% type A viruses, with A(H1N1)pdm09 prevailing over A(H3N2), and 24% type B viruses, with 3 193 (98%) of 3 271 ascribed to a lineage being B/Victoria. Since the December 2019 characterisation report 1 , 25 shipments of influenza-positive specimens from EU/EEA countries have been received at the London WHO CC, the Francis Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre (WIC). In total, 954 virus specimens, with collection dates after 31 August 2019, have been received. Of 151 A(H1N1)pdm09 test viruses from EU/EEA countries characterised antigenically since the last report, 129 (85%) showed good reactivity with antiserum raised against the 2019–20 vaccine virus, A/Brisbane/02/2018, with those viruses showing poor reactivity carrying amino acid substitutions (notably N156K) in the HA1 150-loop region. The 159 test viruses with collection dates from week 40/2019 genetically characterised at the WIC have fallen within subclades of clade 6B.1A: 139 6B.1A5A, 12 6B.1A5B, 1 6B.1A6 and 7 6B.1A7. Since the last report, 122 A(H3N2) viruses have been characterised antigenically, the majority of which showed reduced recognition by antiserum raised against the current vaccine virus, egg-propagated A/Kansas/14/2017. While circulation of A(H3N2) viruses has varied considerably between countries in terms of numbers and genetic clades, globally there have been approximately equal proportions of clade 3C.3a and subgroups 3C.2a1b+T131K and 3C.2a1b+T135K viruses detected. In total, 191 viruses have been characterised genetically at the WIC: 103 clade 3C.3a, 62 3C.2a1b+T131K, 19 3C.2a1b+T135K-A and seven 3C.2a1b+T135K-B. The great majority of the 104 B/Victoria-lineage viruses characterised in this reporting period gave antigenic profiles characteristic of subgroup 1A(Δ3)B viruses represented by B/Washington/02/2019, the vaccine virus for the 2020 southern hemisphere season, with the minority of viruses giving a profile characteristic of 1A(Δ2) viruses represented by the 2019–20 northern hemisphere vaccine virus B/Colorado/06/2017. In total, 125 viruses have been characterised genetically at the WIC: 118 subgroup 1A(Δ3)B and seven 1A(Δ2). _______________ 1 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, December 2019. Stockholm: ECDC; 2019. Available from: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/influenza-virus- characterisation-december-2019.pdf

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This report was prepared by Rod Daniels, Burcu Ermetal, Aine Rattigan and John McCauley (Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre) for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control under an ECDC framework contract.

Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, February 2020. Stockholm: ECDC; 2020.

© European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, 2020.

Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged.

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SURVEILLANCE REPORT

Influenza virus characterisation

Summary Europe, February 2020

Summary

This is the fourth report for the 2019–20 influenza season. As of week 8/2020, 127 121 influenza detections across the WHO European Region had been reported; 76% type A viruses, with A(H1N1)pdm09 prevailing over A(H3N2), and 24% type B viruses, with 3 193 (98%) of 3 271 ascribed to a lineage being B/Victoria.

Since the December 2019 characterisation report1, 25 shipments of influenza-positive specimens from EU/EEA countries have been received at the London WHO CC, the Francis Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre (WIC). In total, 954 virus specimens, with collection dates after 31 August 2019, have been received.

Of 151 A(H1N1)pdm09 test viruses from EU/EEA countries characterised antigenically since the last report, 129 (85%) showed good reactivity with antiserum raised against the 2019–20 vaccine virus, A/Brisbane/02/2018, with those viruses showing poor reactivity carrying amino acid substitutions (notably N156K) in the HA1 150-loop region. The 159 test viruses with collection dates from week 40/2019 genetically characterised at the WIC have

fallen within subclades of clade 6B.1A: 139 6B.1A5A, 12 6B.1A5B, 1 6B.1A6 and 7 6B.1A7.

Since the last report, 122 A(H3N2) viruses have been characterised antigenically, the majority of which showed reduced recognition by antiserum raised against the current vaccine virus, egg-propagated A/Kansas/14/2017. While circulation of A(H3N2) viruses has varied considerably between countries in terms of numbers and genetic clades, globally there have been approximately equal proportions of clade 3C.3a and subgroups 3C.2a1b+T131K and 3C.2a1b+T135K viruses detected. In total, 191 viruses have been characterised genetically at the WIC: 103 clade 3C.3a, 62 3C.2a1b+T131K, 19 3C.2a1b+T135K-A and seven 3C.2a1b+T135K-B.

The great majority of the 104 B/Victoria-lineage viruses characterised in this reporting period gave antigenic profiles characteristic of subgroup 1A(Δ3)B viruses represented by B/Washington/02/2019, the vaccine virus for the 2020 southern hemisphere season, with the minority of viruses giving a profile characteristic of 1A(Δ2) viruses represented by the 2019–20 northern hemisphere vaccine virus B/Colorado/06/2017. In total, 125 viruses have been characterised genetically at the WIC: 118 subgroup 1A(Δ3)B and seven 1A(Δ2).

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1 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, December 2019. Stockholm: ECDC; 2019. Available from: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/influenza-virus-characterisation-december-2019.pdf

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The five B/Yamagata-lineage virus characterised antigenically in this reporting period reacted well with antiserum raised against the vaccine virus B/Phuket/3073/2013 (clade 3). All five viruses characterised genetically at the

WIC, as for all recently circulating B/Yamagata-lineage viruses, belong to genetic clade 3 and contain at least two HA amino acid substitutions (HA1 L172Q and M251V) compared to B/Phuket/3073/2013, the antigenic effects of which have been minimal as assessed in earlier reports.

Table 1 shows a summary of influenza virus detections in the WHO European Region reported to ECDC’s TESSy database since the start of the 2019–20 season (weeks 40/2019–8/2020), with a total of 127 121 detections over this period. Since week 1/2020, reported in the December 2019 characterisation report, the proportion of type A viruses had decreased (from 85.5% to 75.9%), with a concomitant rise in the proportion of type B viruses (from 14.6% to 24.1%). Of the type B viruses ascribed to a lineage (n = 3 271) B/Victoria-lineage viruses (n = 3193) have continued to predominate over B/Yamagata-lineage viruses (n = 78) by a large margin. Conversely, of the type A viruses subtyped (n = 37 021) there has been a significant increase in the proportion of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses (27.9% to 53.6%) and a reduction in the proportion of A(H3N2) viruses (72.1% to 46.4%). Overall, the ratio of type A to type B detections is dramatically reduced compared with the 2018–19 season (86:1 to 3.2:1), and while proportions of influenza A subtypes are similar, B/Victoria-lineage viruses have predominated among

the type B viruses, compared to near equivalence with B/Yamagata-lineage viruses in the 2018–19 season.

Table 1. Influenza virus detections in the WHO European Region from the start of reporting for the 2019–20 season (weeks 40/2019–8/2020)a

Since week 40/2019, 41 shipments of specimens (virus isolates and/or clinical specimens) have been received at the Crick Worldwide Influenza Centre (WIC) from 26 EU/EEA countries, with 25 of these arriving in 2020 (weeks 1–8/2020). The packages contained 954 virus-related samples with collection dates after 31 August 2019 and were made up of 690 type A viruses, with 298 and 384 subtyped as A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2), respectively, and 264 type B viruses, with 205 and 14 ascribed to B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages, respectively (Table 2), similar to the ratios reported to TESSy (Table 1). Genetic and antigenic characterisation data generated at the WIC for viruses with collection dates after 31 August 2019 until 31 January 2020 were presented at the WHO influenza vaccine composition meeting in February 2020 when recommendations were made for the northern hemisphere 2020–21 season. Recommendations for the current 2019–20 northern hemisphere and the subsequent 2020 southern hemisphere and 2020–21 northern hemisphere seasons, have been published [1, 2, 3].

Virus type/subtype/lineage Sentinel sources Non-sentinel sources Totals % Ratios Number % Ratios

Influenza A 9632 86915 96547 75.9 3.2:1 203564 98.8 86:1

A(H1N1)pdm09 5341 14487 19828 53.6 44179 57.2

A(H3N2) 3542 13651 17193 46.4 0.87:1 33117 42.8 0.7:1

A not subtyped 749 58777 59526 126271

Influenza B 4971 25603 30574 24.1 2380 1.2

Victoria lineage 1775 1418 3193 97.6 79 47.9

Yamagata lineage 20 58 78 2.4 0.02:1 86 52.1 1.1:1

Lineage not ascribed 3176 24127 27303 2215

Total detections (total tested) 14603 (39424) 112518 (>511822) 127121 (>551246) 205947 (>849439)

a Numbers taken from Flu News Europe week 8/2020

Cumulative number of detections Totals* Totals for 2018-19 season*

* Percentages are shown for total detections (types A & B [in bold type], and for viruses ascribed to influenza A subtype and influenza B lineage). Ratios are

given for type A:B [in bold type], A(H3N2):A(H1N1)pdm09 and Yamagata:Victoria lineages.

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Table 2. Summary of clinical samples and virus isolates*, with collection dates from 1 September 2019, contained in packages received from EU/EEA Member States since week 40/2019

MONTH TOTAL RECEIVED

Seasonal Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

viruses received propagated1 received propagated

1 received received propagated1 received propagated

1 received propagated1

SEPTEMBER

Czech Republic 1 1 1

Finland 1 1 1

France 6 1 1 3 2 1 2 in process

Norway 7 1 1 4 1 3 2 2

Romania 1 1 0 1

Sweden 3 2 2 1 1

United Kingdom 4 2 2 2 in process

OCTOBER

Denmark 3 2 2 1 1

Finland 2 1 1 1 1

France 5 3 3 2 2

Germany 6 2 2 4 in process

Greece 1 1 in process

Iceland 9 8 4 4 1 1

Ireland 11 1 1 9 in process 1 0

Latvia 3 1 1 2 2

Lithuania 1 1 1

Netherlands 3 2 in process 1 0 1

Norway 28 5 4 19 3 15 3 2 1 0

Poland 1 1 0

Portugal 7 2 2 2 in process 3 in process

Spain 5 3 3 2 2

Sweden 3 2 2 1 1

United Kingdom 29 5 2 21 11 6 3 0

NOVEMBER

Austria 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1

Belgium 3 2 2 1 in process

Croatia 3 2 2 1 1

Czech Republic 2 2 2

Denmark 16 7 7 6 3 3 3 3

Finland 1 1 1

France 16 8 8 4 3 1 2 2 2 2

Germany 8 5 5 3 0 3

Greece 1 1 0

Iceland 3 2 0 2 1 1

Ireland 49 18 in process 22 in process 2 0 7 6

Italy 7 2 2 3 1 2 2 2

Latvia 10 2 2 3 3 5 5

Lithuania 2 2 in process

Netherlands 3 2 2 1 1

Norway 22 6 5 9 3 4 4 4 3 1

Poland 1 1 0

Portugal 102 1 0 14 in process 3 in process 30 in process 54 in process

Slovenia 1 1 1

Spain 6 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1

Sweden 8 5 5 1 0 1 2 2

United Kingdom 62 9 in process 52 in process 1 in process

DECEMBER

Austria 19 5 in process 9 7 2 5 4

Belgium 18 5 3 9 in process 4 3

Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 in process

Croatia 6 4 1 1 0 1 1 0

Cyprus 2 1 in process 1 in process

Czech Republic 2 2 1 1

Estonia 1 1 1

France 36 14 1 7 3 4 15 in process

Germany 13 6 6 6 4 2 1 1

Greece 6 4 in process 2 in process

Iceland 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 1

Italy 12 2 2 6 2 4 4 4

Latvia 1 1 0 1

Lithuania 20 1 0 6 in process 12 in process 1 1

Netherlands 10 1 1 9 7 2

Norway 15 8 in process 1 in process 1 in process 5 2

Poland 5 2 0 1 0 2 1 0

Portugal 20 2 2 3 2 1 15 15

Romania 8 8 in process

Slovenia 9 5 5 3 3 1 1

Spain 30 12 in process 6 0 6 12 in process

United Kingdom 13 3 3 9 9 1 1

2020

JANUARY

Austria 2 1 in process 1 in process

Bulgaria 19 9 in process 8 4 2 0

Cyprus 20 4 in process 16 in process

Czech Republic 5 2 2 3 3

Estonia 14 7 4 3 1 1 4 4

France 1 1 1

Germany 24 6 in process 9 in process 8 in process 1 in process

Greece 45 22 in process 20 in process 2 0 1 1

Italy 3 1 1 1 1 1 in process

Lithuania 2 2 1 1

Norway 17 1 in process 11 in process 5 in process

Poland 4 1 0 2 1 1 1

Romania 15 4 in process 7 in process 1 in process 3 3

Slovenia 4 2 2 1 1 1 1

Spain 18 13 in process 1 in process 4 in process

United Kingdom 31 15 in process 10 in process 3 in process 3 in process

FEBRUARY

Germany 7 5 in process 2 in process

954 8 0 298 110 384 97 75 45 0 205 81 14 6

26 Countries

* Note: Where clinical sample and a virus isolate from the same patient were received, this is counted as one in the Total Received and following columns.

1. Propagated to sufficient titre to perform HI assay (the totalled number does not include any from batches that are in process)

2. Propagated to sufficient titre to perform HI assay in the presence of 20nM oseltamivir (the totalled number does not include any from batches that are in process)

Numbers in red indicate viruses recovered but with insufficient HA titre to permit HI assay

As of 2020-02-29

Includes clinical samples from Northern Ireland and Scotland, in lysis-mix, for which genetic characterisation only can be performed

31.2% 40.3% 21.5% 1.5%

72.3% 27.7%

0.84% 4.7%

B B Victoria lineage B Yamagata lineage

CountryNumber

propagated2

A H1N1pdm09 H3N2

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Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus analyses Tables 3-1 to 3-6 show the results of haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assays of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses performed with a panel of post-infection ferret antisera since the December 2019 report. The 151 test viruses are sorted by date of collection and genetic group/subgroup, where known at the time of writing this report. The results are summarised in Table 3-7.

132/151 (87%) A(H1N1)pdm09 test viruses were antigenically indistinguishable from the A/Michigan/45/2015 northern hemisphere 2018–19 influenza season vaccine virus [4], being recognised at titres within twofold of the titre of the post-infection ferret antiserum with the homologous virus, the number increasing to 140/151 (93%) for titres within fourfold. Somewhat poorer recognition was observed with the ferret antiserum raised against the A/Brisbane/02/2018 northern hemisphere 2019–20 influenza season vaccine virus [1], with 80/151 (53%) and 129/151 (85%) being recognised at titres within twofold and fourfold, respectively. Similar reactivity was observed with antisera raised against egg-propagated A/Slovenia/2903/2015 (clade 6B.1) and A/Switzerland/3330/2017 (genetic subgroup 6B.1A5B) with 133/151 (88%) and 129/151 (85%) test viruses

being recognised at titres within fourfold of homologous titres while antiserum raised against egg-propagated A/Switzerland/2656/2017 (clade 6B.1A) recognised only 110/151 (73%) at titres up to fourfold reduced.

Good recognition was observed with antisera raised against four cell culture-propagated viruses (A/Bayern/69/2009, A/Paris/1447/2017, A/Norway/3422/2018 and A/Ireland/84630/2018) with 91–95% of test viruses being recognised at titres within fourfold of the respective homologous titres. The antiserum raised against cell culture-propagated A/Lviv/N6/2009 is an unusual virus/antiserum combination with A/Lviv/N6/2009 encoding HA1 amino acid polymorphism of G155G/E, with E predominating, and D222G substitution: this antiserum recognised only 68 test viruses (45%) at a titre within fourfold of the homologous titre.

For test viruses showing low reactivity with antisera raised against the vaccine viruses represented in the panel and some of the reference viruses where HA gene sequencing has been completed, HA1 amino acid substitutions are shown in HI tables (Tables 3-1, 3-4 and 3-5). Amino acid substitutions of G155E or N156K or N156S were observed with viruses carrying HA1 N156K; these viruses often had additional substitutions with a phylogenetic group being formed by those that carried additional substitutions of K130N and L161I or A195E

in genetic subgroup 6B.1A5A (Figure 1).

A selection of full length HA gene sequences generated at the WIC, with collection dates after 31 August 2019, together with some of those from recently circulating viruses deposited in GISAID were used to generate the phylogeny shown in Figure 1. All recently circulating viruses fell into clade 6B.1A, defined by the amino acid substitutions S74R, S84N, S162N (introducing a potential N-linked glycosylation site), S164T (which alters the glycosylation motif at residues 162 to 164), I216T and I295V in HA1. Within clade 6B.1A clusters of viruses (genetic groups) encoding a range of HA amino acid substitutions have emerged, with the most recently circulating viruses carrying the substitution S183P in HA1, although this is not retained in all genetic groups. Figure 1 is annotated with HA1 S183P substitution groups assigned for the February 2019 WHO Vaccine Consultation Meeting (6B.1A/183P-1 to -7, abbreviated to 6B.1A1 to 6B.1A7), and the recommended vaccine virus, A/Brisbane/02/2018, is shown in red [1]. The seven subclades are defined by the following HA amino acid substitutions:

Subclade 6B.1A1 viruses, represented by the current vaccine virus A/Brisbane/02/2018, carry an HAgene mutation encoding HA1 S183P amino acid substitution;

Subclade 6B.1A2 viruses, represented by A/Denmark/2728/2019, carry HA gene mutations encodingHA1 S183P and L233I with HA2 V193A amino acid substitutions - a subgroup within this subclade hasemerged with additional HA1 amino acid substitutions of N129D, K130N, P137S, N156K and K211R(e.g. A/Hong Kong/110/2019);

Subclade 6B.1A3 viruses, represented by A/Norway/3737/2018, carry HA gene mutations encodingHA1 T120A and S183P amino acid substitutions;

Subclade 6B.1A4 represented by A/Hungary/20/2018 carries HA gene mutations encoding HA1N129D, A144E and S183P amino acid substitutions;

Subclade 6B.1A5 viruses carry HA gene mutations encoding HA1 S183P and N260D amino acidsubstitutions and splits into two subgroups designated 6B.1A5A represented byA/Norway/3433/2018 with additional HA1 amino acid substitutions of N129D and T185A, and6B.1A5B represented by A/Switzerland/3330/2017 with additional amino acid substitutions of HA1E235D and HA2 V193A;

Subclade 6B.1A6 viruses, represented by A/Ireland/84630/2018, carry HA gene mutations encodingHA1 T120A and S183P amino acid substitutions, like subclade 6B.1A3 viruses, but fall within aseparate phylogenetic branch which is closer to subclade 6B.1A5 viruses;

Subclade 6B.1A7 viruses, represented by A/Slovenia/1489/2019, carry HA gene mutations encodingHA1 K302T and HA2 I77M, N169S and E179D amino acid substitutions sometimes with additionalHA1 substitutions of E68D, S121N and L161I (e.g. A/Moscow/193/2019). Note: a subgroup of thissubclade has emerged with P183S (reversion), T185I, I240V and I286L substitutions in HA1 (e.g.A/Estonia/120012/2019).

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The majority of recently circulating viruses have fallen in subgroup 6B.1A5A which contains a number of virus clusters, two of which have been detected in significant numbers, one defined by HA1 D187A and Q189E

substitutions and the other by HA2 V193A substitution. Significant numbers of viruses in subgroup 6B.1A5B (with additional HA1 substitutions of K130N, K160M, T216K and H296N) and subclade 6B.1A7 (with additional HA1 substitutions of E68D, T120A, S121N and L161I) have also been detected (Figure 1). The great majority of viruses in the various subgroups have remained antigenically similar to the northern hemisphere 2019–2020 vaccine virus, A/Brisbane/02/2018, as assessed with post-infection ferret antisera and shown in earlier characterisation reports. Recently, an A/Guangdong-Maonan/SWL1536/2019 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus (with HA1 D187A and Q189E amino acid substitutions), was recommended for use in the northern hemisphere 2020–2021 influenza season [3].

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/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-08

-20

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

32

03

20

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

25

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-0

6M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/M

ou

gin

s/1

89

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-0

7M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

03

20

32

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/L

atv

ia/1

0-0

25

80

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-0

9M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/L

e C

an

ne

t/1

89

3/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-1

0M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

A/L

e C

an

ne

t/1

89

2/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-1

1M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

03

20

12

80

A/H

es

se

n/7

0/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-1

5C

2/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

03

20

12

80

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

25

6/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-1

5M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/H

es

se

n/7

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-1

6C

2/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/F

inla

nd

/13

3/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/L

atv

ia/1

1-0

03

94

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-0

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

32

02

56

06

40

64

0

A/L

atv

ia/1

1-0

03

85

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-0

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/F

inla

nd

/13

2/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-0

3M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

28

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-0

8M

DC

K4

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

06

40

12

80

16

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

28

0/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

13

0N

, L

16

1I, V

25

0A

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-10

MD

CK

4/M

DC

K1

80

40

80

40

40

80

40

32

08

04

0

A/B

erl

in/5

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

1C

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/L

yo

n/2

00

3/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/L

yo

n/2

03

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

8M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

32

01

28

0

A/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/13

6/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-2

0C

1/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/L

yo

n/C

HU

/R1

9.1

32

.13

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-23

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/N

ied

ers

ac

hs

en

/19

5/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-2

5C

1/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

28

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

B2

01

9-1

1-0

8M

DC

K4

/MD

CK

18

0<

32

03

20

64

0<

32

06

40

32

06

40

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

28

3/2

01

96

B.1

A5

B2

01

9-1

1-0

8M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

13

20

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

27

9/2

01

96

B.1

A5

B2

01

9-1

1-1

0M

DC

K4

/MD

CK

18

04

03

20

64

06

40

64

03

20

64

03

20

64

0

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

29

5/2

01

96

B.1

A5

B2

01

9-1

1-1

5M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

13

20

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

<1

28

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/D

en

ma

rk/3

31

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

B2

01

9-1

1-1

6M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

0

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Table 3-2. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

P

as

sa

ge

A

/Ba

ye

rnA

/Lv

ivA

/Mic

hA

/Slo

vA

/Pa

ris

A/S

wit

A/B

ris

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

wit

A/Ire

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

69

/09

N6

/09

45

/15

29

03

/20

15

14

47

/17

26

56

/17

02

/18

34

33

/18

33

30

/17

84

63

0/1

8

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

ay

ern

/69

/20

09

G1

55

E2

00

9-0

7-0

1M

DC

K5

/MD

CK

13

20

32

08

04

01

60

16

08

03

20

80

40

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E, D

22

2G

20

09

-10

-27

MD

CK

4/S

IAT

1/M

DC

K3

64

06

40

32

01

60

32

03

20

16

06

40

32

01

60

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

20

15

-09

-07

E3

/E3

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

90

3/2

01

5c

lon

e 3

76

B.1

20

15

-10

-26

E4

/E2

32

01

60

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A2

01

7-1

0-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

80

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

0

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

20

17

-12

-21

E5

/E3

64

06

40

25

60

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

12

01

8-0

1-0

4E

3/E

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

02

56

02

56

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/N

orw

ay

/34

33

/20

18

6B

.1A

5A

20

18

-10

-30

MD

CK

31

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

20

17

-12

-20

E6

/E2

16

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

64

06

40

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

62

01

8-1

1-2

8M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/O

reb

ro/3

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-09

-15

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

64

0

A/F

alu

n/4

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-09

-17

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

03

20

64

03

20

12

80

64

06

40

A/U

me

a/2

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-10

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

03

20

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/U

me

a/4

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-11

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

03

20

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/U

me

a/3

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-11

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

32

06

40

32

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/L

ule

a/1

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-18

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

03

20

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/C

roa

tia

/80

25

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-02

MD

CK

x/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/Ic

ela

nd

/86

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-08

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

03

20

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/K

arl

sta

d/3

/20

19

6B

.1A

5B

20

19

-11

-15

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

32

08

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

A/Ic

ela

nd

/85

/20

19

6B

.1A

5B

20

19

-12

-01

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/C

roa

tia

/78

47

/20

19

6B

.1A

72

01

9-1

1-2

0M

DC

Kx

/MD

CK

16

40

16

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/C

roa

tia

/78

46

/20

19

6B

.1A

72

01

9-1

1-2

0M

DC

Kx

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

*S

up

ers

cri

pts

re

fer

to a

nti

se

rum

pro

pe

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s (

< r

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to

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st

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tio

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f a

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rum

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ed

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eV

ac

cin

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1 <

= <

40

; 2

< =

<8

0;

ND

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20

18

-19

NH

20

19

-20

Se

qu

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Tre

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H 2

01

9S

H 2

02

0

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Table 3-3. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

P

as

sa

ge

A

/Ba

ye

rnA

/Lv

ivA

/Mic

hA

/Slo

vA

/Pa

ris

A/S

wit

A/B

ris

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

wit

A/Ire

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

h

isto

ry6

9/0

9N

6/0

94

5/1

52

90

3/2

01

51

44

7/1

72

65

6/1

70

2/1

83

43

3/1

83

33

0/1

78

46

30

/18

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

ay

ern

/69

/20

09

G1

55

E2

00

9-0

7-0

1M

DC

K5

/MD

CK

16

40

32

01

60

40

16

01

60

16

03

20

16

04

0

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E, D

22

2G

20

09

-10

-27

MD

CK

4/S

IAT

1/M

DC

K3

64

06

40

16

01

60

32

03

20

32

01

28

01

60

80

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

20

15

-09

-07

E3

/E3

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

90

3/2

01

5c

lon

e 3

76

B.1

20

15

-10

-26

E4

/E2

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A2

01

7-1

0-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

80

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

20

17

-12

-21

E5

/E3

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

12

01

8-0

1-0

4E

3/E

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

06

40

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/N

orw

ay

/34

33

/20

18

6B

.1A

5A

20

18

-10

-30

MD

CK

31

60

40

32

03

20

32

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

20

17

-12

-20

E6

/E2

32

01

60

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

0

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

62

01

8-1

1-2

8M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/Ire

lan

d/8

73

62

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-10

-30

MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/Ire

lan

d/8

77

33

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-03

MD

CK

21

60

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

06

40

16

03

20

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

92

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

8M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/Ire

lan

d/9

50

67

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-26

MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/Ire

lan

d/9

52

64

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-27

MD

CK

21

60

80

32

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/Ire

lan

d/9

53

37

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-28

MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/Ire

lan

d/9

57

66

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-29

MD

CK

21

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/A

lsa

ce

/26

31

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-02

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

32

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

10

6/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

4M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

13

9/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

6M

DC

Kx

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/F

ran

ch

e C

om

te/2

78

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

32

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/B

reta

gn

e/2

72

5/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

22

2/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

2S

IAT

2/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

21

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

2S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

24

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

3M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

18

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/P

ari

s/2

83

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-2

3M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/P

ay

s d

e L

oir

e/2

93

0/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-2

6M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

03

20

80

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/S

lov

en

ia/1

61

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-08

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/1

48

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-08

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

32

03

20

32

06

40

16

03

20

A/C

en

tre

/25

99

/20

19

6B

.1A

5B

20

19

-11

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

0

A/A

lsa

ce

/27

98

/20

19

6B

.1A

5B

20

19

-12

-18

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

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Table 3-4. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

P

as

sa

ge

A

/Ba

ye

rnA

/Lv

ivA

/Mic

hA

/Slo

vA

/Pa

ris

A/S

wit

A/B

ris

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

wit

A/Ire

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

69

/09

N6

/09

45

/15

29

03

/20

15

14

47

/17

26

56

/17

02

/18

34

33

/18

33

30

/17

84

63

0/1

8

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

ay

ern

/69

/20

09

G1

55

E2

00

9-0

7-0

1M

DC

K5

/MD

CK

16

40

16

08

0<

16

01

60

80

16

08

04

0

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E, D

22

2G

20

09

-10

-27

MD

CK

4/S

IAT

1/M

DC

K3

64

06

40

32

01

60

64

03

20

32

06

40

32

01

60

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

20

15

-09

-07

E3

/E3

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

90

3/2

01

5c

lon

e 3

76

B.1

20

15

-10

-26

E4

/E2

32

03

20

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A2

01

7-1

0-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

20

17

-12

-21

E5

/E3

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

12

01

8-0

1-0

4E

3/E

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/N

orw

ay

/34

33

/20

18

6B

.1A

5A

20

18

-10

-30

MD

CK

31

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

20

17

-12

-20

E6

/E2

32

01

60

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

62

01

8-1

1-2

8M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

25

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

0-3

1M

DC

K-M

IX2

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

64

0

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

46

0/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

54E

, P

137S

, A

195E

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-05

MD

CK

18

08

08

04

08

08

08

06

40

80

<

A/A

us

tria

/12

00

91

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

3S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/A

us

tria

/12

00

54

6/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

4S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

32

03

20

32

01

60

64

01

60

32

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

26

3/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-2

5M

DC

K-M

IX2

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/A

us

tria

/12

06

29

2/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

8S

IAT

x/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/A

us

tria

/12

07

28

6/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

130N

, L

161I, V

250A

, K

209M

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-11

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

24

0<

<<

<<

<8

0<

<

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

21

78

NS

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-11

P0

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

21

37

NS

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-11

P0

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/S

ain

t E

tie

nn

e/2

28

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/L

a R

oc

he

lle

/23

09

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-14

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/A

us

tria

/12

05

29

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

6S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

80

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

16

06

40

16

03

20

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

52

6/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

7M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

53

7/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

130N

, L

161I, V

250A

, K

209M

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-18

MD

CK

18

04

04

0<

<4

0<

80

40

<

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

00

1/2

02

06

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

9M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/L

yo

n/2

34

3/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

130N

, L

161I, V

250A

, K

209M

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-19

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

<<

<<

<<

<4

0<

<

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

28

68

NS

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-26

P0

/MD

CK

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/C

ata

lon

ia/2

17

44

95

NS

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-09

P0

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/P

ola

nd

/15

35

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-12

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/G

ree

ce

/59

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/A

the

ns

.GR

/93

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-14

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/A

the

ns

.GR

/12

0/2

02

06

B.1

A5

A2

02

0-0

1-1

6C

x/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

0

A/S

ain

t E

tie

nn

e/2

36

2/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

6M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

18

08

01

60

32

03

20

32

01

60

64

01

60

32

0

*S

up

ers

cri

pts

re

fer

to a

nti

se

rum

pro

pe

rtie

s (

< r

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tes

to

th

e lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

)V

ac

cin

eV

ac

cin

e

1 <

= <

40

; 2

< =

<8

0;

ND

=N

ot

Do

ne

NH

20

18

-19

NH

20

19

-20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9S

H 2

02

0

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Table 3-5. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

P

as

sa

ge

A

/Ba

ye

rnA

/Lv

ivA

/Mic

hA

/Slo

vA

/Pa

ris

A/S

wit

A/B

ris

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

wit

A/Ire

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

h

isto

ry6

9/0

9N

6/0

94

5/1

52

90

3/2

01

51

44

7/1

72

65

6/1

70

2/1

83

43

3/1

83

33

0/1

78

46

30

/18

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

ay

ern

/69

/20

09

G1

55

E2

00

9-0

7-0

1M

DC

K5

/MD

CK

13

20

32

08

0<

16

01

60

80

32

08

04

0

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E, D

22

2G

20

09

-10

-27

MD

CK

4/S

IAT

1/M

DC

K3

64

06

40

32

01

60

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

16

0

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

20

15

-09

-07

E3

/E3

32

01

60

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

01

28

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

90

3/2

01

5c

lon

e 3

76

B.1

20

15

-10

-26

E4

/E2

32

03

20

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A2

01

7-1

0-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

31

60

80

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

20

17

-12

-21

E5

/E3

64

06

40

25

60

25

60

25

60

25

60

12

80

25

60

12

80

25

60

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

12

01

8-0

1-0

4E

3/E

13

20

32

02

56

02

56

02

56

02

56

01

28

02

56

01

28

02

56

0

A/N

orw

ay

/34

33

/20

18

6B

.1A

5A

20

18

-10

-30

MD

CK

38

08

03

20

32

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

20

17

-12

-20

E6

/E1

32

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

62

01

8-1

1-2

8M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

31

60

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/L

isb

oa

/11

1/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

4S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

64

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/L

isb

oa

/10

9/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

1-1

9S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

32

03

20

32

03

20

32

01

28

01

60

32

0

A/P

arm

a/3

89

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-20

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

80

40

32

01

60

32

03

20

16

01

28

01

60

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/4

33

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-11

-23

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

87

/20

19

K5

4R, G

15

5E

, A

18

7V

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-05

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

01

60

80

16

08

01

60

64

01

60

80

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

90

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-06

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

64

0

A/L

isb

oa

/11

4/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-0

9M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/P

ale

rmo

/31

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-10

MD

CK

3/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

41

30

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

13

20

32

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

92

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-16

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/L

isb

oa

/11

5/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-1

8M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

42

12

7/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-2

1M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/P

arm

a/3

90

/20

19

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-24

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

80

40

32

03

20

32

03

20

16

06

40

16

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

42

38

5/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

13

0N

, L

16

1I, V

25

0A

, K

20

9M

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-25

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

40

<<

<<

<<

80

<<

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

42

38

8/2

01

96

B.1

A5

A2

01

9-1

2-2

6M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/14

2/2

01

9N

15

6K

, K

13

0N

, L

16

1I, V

25

0A

, K

20

9M

6B

.1A

5A

20

19

-12

-28

C1

/MD

CK

34

0<

<<

<<

<8

0<

<

A/P

ale

rmo

/01

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-02

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/R

he

inla

nd

-Pfa

lz/2

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-04

C1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

06

40

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/E

sto

nia

/12

56

40

/20

20

N1

56

K,

K1

30

N,

L1

61

I, V

25

0A

, K

20

9M

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-08

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

24

0<

40

<8

04

0<

16

04

0<

A/E

sto

nia

/12

56

85

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-09

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/P

ale

nc

ia/1

2/2

02

06

B.1

A5

A2

02

0-0

1-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/L

eo

n/1

4/2

02

06

B.1

A5

A2

02

0-0

1-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/L

eo

n/1

0/2

02

06

B.1

A5

A2

02

0-0

1-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

32

06

40

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/82

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-09

P1

/MD

CK

13

20

80

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

64

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/81

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-09

P1

/MD

CK

11

60

<6

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/B

uc

ure

sti

/25

61

71

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-10

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

13

20

16

01

28

06

40

12

80

12

80

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

83

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-12

MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

92

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

23

20

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

84

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

21

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/B

uc

ure

sti

/25

63

03

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

80

<3

20

16

03

20

16

01

60

64

01

60

32

0

A/E

sto

nia

/12

57

90

/20

20

6B

.1A

5A

20

20

-01

-14

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

64

02

56

06

40

64

0

A/E

sto

nia

/12

57

89

/20

20

N1

56

S6

B.1

A5

A2

02

0-0

1-1

4S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

40

<4

0<

<4

0<

32

0<

<

A/V

alla

do

lid

/17

/20

20

6B

.1A

5B

20

20

-01

-10

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

32

01

60

12

80

25

60

25

60

25

60

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/R

he

inla

nd

-Pfa

lz/1

/20

20

6B

.1A

5B

C1

/MD

CK

11

60

40

64

06

40

12

80

64

03

20

12

80

16

06

40

A/B

ran

de

nb

urg

/1/2

02

06

B.1

A7

20

20

-01

-06

C1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/F

riu

li V

en

ezia

Giu

lia

/23

4/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

6M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

25

60

32

06

40

*S

up

ers

cri

pts

re

fer

to a

nti

se

rum

pro

pe

rtie

s (

< r

ela

tes

to

th

e lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

)V

ac

cin

eV

ac

cin

e

1 <

= <

40

; 2

< =

<8

0;

ND

=N

ot

Do

ne

NH

20

18

-19

NH

20

19

-20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9S

H 2

02

0

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

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Table 3-6. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

P

as

sa

ge

A

/Ba

ye

rnA

/Lv

ivA

/Mic

hA

/Slo

vA

/Pa

ris

A/S

wit

A/B

ris

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

wit

A/Ire

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

69

/09

N6

/09

45

/15

29

03

/20

15

14

47

/17

26

56

/17

02

/18

34

33

/18

33

30

/17

84

63

0/1

8

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

ay

ern

/69

/20

09

G1

55

E2

00

9-0

7-0

1M

DC

K5

/MD

CK

11

60

16

08

04

01

60

80

80

32

08

04

0

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E, D

22

2G

20

09

-10

-27

MD

CK

4/S

IAT

1/M

DC

K3

64

06

40

32

01

60

64

03

20

32

06

40

16

01

60

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

20

15

-09

-07

E3

/E3

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

90

3/2

01

5c

lon

e 3

76

B.1

20

15

-10

-26

E4

/E3

32

03

20

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A2

01

7-1

0-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

31

60

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

20

17

-12

-21

E5

/E3

64

06

40

25

60

12

80

51

20

25

60

12

80

25

60

12

80

12

80

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

12

01

8-0

1-0

4E

3/E

13

20

32

02

56

02

56

02

56

02

56

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

A/N

orw

ay

/34

33

/20

18

6B

.1A

5A

20

18

-10

-30

MD

CK

38

04

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

20

17

-12

-20

E6

/E2

16

08

03

20

32

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

64

06

40

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

62

01

8-1

1-2

8M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

33

20

16

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/L

a R

eu

nio

n/2

12

6/2

01

92

01

9-0

8-2

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

24

0<

40

<8

0<

<1

60

40

<

A/L

a R

eu

nio

n/2

12

8/2

01

92

01

9-0

9-1

7M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

01

60

12

80

32

03

20

A/C

ata

lon

ia/2

14

59

99

NS

/20

19

20

19

-10

-11

P0

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

03

41

NS

/20

19

20

19

-10

-17

P0

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

03

20

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

0

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

06

33

NS

/20

19

20

19

-10

-29

P0

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

03

20

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/L

isb

oa

/10

2/2

01

92

01

9-1

0-3

1S

IAT

3/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/L

isb

oa

/10

5/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-0

1M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/L

isb

oa

/10

3/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-0

4S

IAT

3/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/L

isb

oa

/10

7/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-1

0S

IAT

2/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

0

A/L

isb

oa

/10

6/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-1

1S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

64

01

28

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/L

isb

oa

/11

0/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-1

4S

IAT

2/M

DC

K1

40

40

16

01

60

16

01

60

80

64

01

60

16

0

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

13

46

NS

/20

19

20

19

-11

-20

P0

/MD

CK

11

60

16

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/01

65

9/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

4h

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

32

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/R

en

ne

s/2

64

6/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

5M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

01

60

32

0

A/L

yo

n/2

06

7/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

5M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

18

04

01

60

16

03

20

16

01

60

64

01

60

16

0

A/P

oit

iers

/21

02

/20

19

20

19

-11

-26

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

80

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/M

ars

eille

/20

89

/20

19

20

19

-11

-27

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/S

ch

les

wig

-Ho

lste

in/6

/20

19

20

19

-11

-28

C1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

12

80

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/B

erl

in/5

9/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

9C

1/M

DC

K1

80

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

06

40

16

03

20

A/C

ata

lon

ia/3

51

17

45

NS

/20

19

20

19

-11

-30

P0

/MD

CK

11

60

80

64

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

02

9/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

3h

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

01

60

64

06

40

12

80

64

06

40

25

60

64

06

40

A/C

ata

lon

ia/1

20

03

S/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

5P

0/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

64

06

40

64

03

20

12

80

32

06

40

A/C

ata

lon

ia/1

19

96

S/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

5P

0/M

DC

K1

16

04

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/B

ran

de

nb

urg

/29

/20

19

20

19

-12

-11

C2

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

06

40

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/S

ac

hs

en

/15

1/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

1C

1/M

DC

K1

80

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

16

01

28

01

60

32

0

A/C

lerm

on

t F

err

an

d/2

28

0/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

1M

DC

K3

/MD

CK

18

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/L

yo

n/2

26

6/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

03

20

32

0

A/P

ay

s d

e L

oir

e/2

79

6/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

7M

DC

K1

16

08

03

20

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

16

03

20

A/H

es

se

n/7

3/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

7C

1/M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/E

sto

nia

/12

53

82

/20

19

20

19

-12

-19

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

64

06

40

32

01

28

03

20

64

0

A/B

reta

gn

e/2

80

4/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-2

0M

DC

K1

16

08

06

40

32

06

40

32

03

20

12

80

32

03

20

A/M

ec

kle

nb

urg

-Vo

rpo

mm

ern

/13

/20

19

20

19

-12

-23

C1

/MD

CK

14

0<

40

<8

04

04

03

20

40

<

A/T

hu

rin

ge

n/1

25

/20

19

20

19

-12

-27

C2

/MD

CK

11

60

80

32

03

20

64

03

20

32

01

28

01

60

32

0

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up

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cri

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re

fer

to a

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20

18

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20

19

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SH

20

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SH

20

20

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Table 3-7. Antigenic analysis of A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses by HI – summary

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

A/B

aye

rnA

/Lviv

A/M

ich

A/S

lov

A/P

ari

sA

/Sw

itA

/Bri

sA

/No

rwa

yA

/Sw

itA

/Ire

info

rma

tio

n6

9/0

9N

6/0

94

5/1

52

90

3/2

01

51

44

7/1

72

65

6/1

70

2/1

83

43

3/1

83

33

0/1

78

46

30

/18

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rF

09

/15

*1F

13

/18

*1F

31

/16

*1N

IB

F4

8/1

6*1

F0

3/1

8*2

F2

0/1

8*1

F0

9/1

9*1

F0

4/1

9*1

F2

3/1

8*1

F0

8/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

6B

.16

B.1

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

6B

.1A

16

B.1

A5

A6

B.1

A5

B6

B.1

A6

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/B

aye

rn/6

9/2

00

9G

15

5E

16

01

60

80

40

16

08

08

03

20

80

<

A/L

viv

/N6

/20

09

G1

55

E,

D2

22

G6

40

64

03

20

80

32

03

20

16

06

40

16

08

0

A/M

ich

iga

n/4

5/2

01

56

B.1

32

03

20

12

80

12

80

12

80

25

60

64

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/S

love

nia

/29

03

/20

15

clo

ne

37

6B

.13

20

32

01

28

02

56

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

12

80

A/P

ari

s/1

44

7/2

01

76

B.1

A1

60

80

64

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

02

56

06

40

12

80

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/26

56

/20

17

6B

.1A

64

01

28

02

56

05

12

02

56

02

56

01

28

02

56

02

56

02

56

0

A/B

ris

ba

ne

/02

/20

18

6B

.1A

13

20

16

01

28

01

28

01

28

01

28

06

40

25

60

64

01

28

0

A/N

orw

ay/3

43

3/2

01

86

B.1

A5

A8

0<

32

06

40

32

03

20

16

06

40

32

03

20

A/S

wit

ze

rla

nd

/33

30

/20

17

clo

ne

35

6B

.1A

5B

32

08

06

40

64

06

40

12

80

32

01

28

01

28

06

40

A/Ire

lan

d/8

46

30

/20

18

6B

.1A

61

60

80

64

01

28

01

28

06

40

64

01

28

06

40

12

80

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

No

te

ste

dN

o w

ith

All

vir

us

es

15

1T

itre

re

du

ce

d ≤

2-f

old

10

44

13

28

61

21

47

80

14

28

09

9

%6

8.9

2.6

87

.45

7.0

80

.13

1.1

53

.09

4.0

53

.06

5.6

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld3

66

48

47

16

63

49

24

93

8

%2

3.8

42

.45

.33

1.1

10

.64

1.7

32

.51

.33

2.5

25

.2

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld1

18

31

11

81

44

12

27

22

14

%7

.35

5.0

7.3

11

.99

.32

7.2

14

.64

.61

4.6

9.3

6B

.1A

5A

10

2T

itre

re

du

ce

d ≤

2-f

old

61

49

06

47

93

86

49

54

57

4

%5

9.8

3.9

88

.26

2.7

77

.53

7.3

62

.79

3.1

44

.17

2.5

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld3

15

53

25

12

45

23

13

91

8

%3

0.4

53

.92

.92

4.5

11

.84

4.1

22

.51

.03

8.2

17

.6

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld1

04

39

13

11

19

15

61

81

0

%9

.84

2.2

8.8

12

.71

0.8

18

.61

4.7

5.9

17

.69

.8

6B

.1A

5B

11

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≤2

-fo

ld9

98

11

51

01

18

11

%8

1.8

81

.87

2.7

10

0.0

45

.59

0.9

10

0.0

72

.71

00

.0

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld2

12

24

12

%1

8.2

9.1

18

.21

8.2

36

.49

.11

8.2

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld1

01

21

%9

0.9

9.1

18

.29

.1

6B

.1A

73

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≤2

-fo

ld3

33

33

33

33

%1

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.0

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld3

%1

00

.0

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

NH

20

19

-20

SH

20

19

SH

20

20

Po

st-

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cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

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Figure 1. Phylogenetic comparison of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 HA genes

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Influenza A(H3N2) virus analyses As described in many previous reports2, influenza A(H3N2) viruses have continued to be difficult to characterise antigenically by HI assay due to variable agglutination of red blood cells (RBCs) from guinea pigs, turkeys and humans, often with the loss of ability to agglutinate any of these RBCs. As was highlighted first in the November 2014 report3, this is a particular problem for most viruses that fall in genetic clade 3C.2a.

Since the December 2019 characterisation report of the viruses recovered, based on positive neuraminidase activity, 122 retained sufficient HA activity to allow antigenic analysis by HI (Tables 4-1 to 4-8). Test viruses are sorted by date of collection and genetic group/subgroup, where known at the time of writing this report, and the results are summarised in Table 4-9.

Test viruses were poorly recognised by antiserum raised against the cell culture-propagated subclade 3C.2a2 viruses, A/Bretagne/1413/2017, and the egg-propagated subgroup 3C.2a1b+T131K viruses A/Norway/2279/2029 and A/South Australia/34/2019, with the latter being the vaccine virus for the southern hemisphere 2020 season [2]. Similarly, antisera raised against two cell culture-propagated subgroup 3C.2a1b viruses, A/La

Rioja/2202/2018 (3C.2a1b+T135K) and A/Norway/3275/2018 (3C.2a1b+T131K), for which no homologous titres are given due to the inability of these cell culture-propagated reference viruses to agglutinate RBCs, recognised only 24 (20%) and 35 (29%) test virus, respectively, at titres of ≥160. Test viruses reacted better with antiserum raised against the northern hemisphere 2018–19 vaccine virus [4], egg-propagated A/Singapore/INFOMH-16-0019/2016 (3C.2a1), with 47 (40%) and 105 (86%) test viruses being recognised at titres within twofold and fourfold of the homologous titre, respectively.

Antisera raised against two cell culture-propagated clade 3C.3a viruses, A/England/538/2018 and A/Kansas/14/2017, recognised 77/122 (64%) and 83/122 (69%) test viruses at titres within twofold and 76% and 78% within fourfold of homologous titres, respectively. However, the antiserum raised egg-propagated NYMC X-327 (A/Kansas/14/2017), the vaccine virus for the northern hemisphere 2019–2020 season [1], recognised only 30 (25%) test viruses at titres within fourfold of the homologous titre. Antiserum raised against cell culture-propagated A/Hong Kong/5738/2014 (clade 3C.2a) recognised all but five (96%) test viruses at titres within fourfold of the homologous titre. Antiserum raised against a tissue culture-propagated subgroup

3C.2a1b+T135K-B virus, A/Hong Kong/2669/2019, recognised subgroup 3C.2a1b+T135K-A/B test viruses well, but antiserum raised against the egg-propagated cultivar of A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 did so poorly, something that is often seen with A(H3N2) viruses.

Overall, the HI data show poor recognition of test viruses by post-infection ferret antisera raised against four of five egg-propagated vaccine/reference viruses. The HA genes of the 85 test viruses for which sequencing had been completed fell in four clusters, 49 in clade 3C.3a, 16 in subgroup 3C.2a1b+T131K, 15 in subgroup 3C.2a1b+T135K-A and five in subgroup 3C.2a1b+T135K-B (Tables 4-1 to 4-5), so the HI data indicate: (i) poor cross-reactivity of antisera raised against subclade 3C.2a2 viruses, (ii) significant clade specificity of the antisera raised against cell culture-propagated clade 3C.3a viruses, A/England/538/2018 and A/Kansas/14/2017, and (iii), of the seven antisera raised against cell culture-propagated viruses, the one raised against A/Hong Kong/5738/2014 (clade 3C.2a) gives the broadest cross-clade/subclade reactivity.

Viruses in clade 3C.2a have been dominant since the 2014–15 influenza season, and subgroup 3C.2a1b viruses predominated over the course of the 2018–19 season, but the HA gene sequences of viruses in both clades

3C.2a and 3C.3a continue to diverge. Notably, clade 3C.3a viruses have evolved to carry HA1 amino acid substitutions of L3I, S91N, N144K (loss of a N-linked glycosylation motif at residues 144-146), F193S and K326R, and D160N in HA2, compared with A/Stockholm/6/2014, and levels of detection since January 2019 had increased in a number of WHO European Region countries and North America. Greater variation has been observed among clade 3C.2a viruses, resulting in the designation of new subclades/subgroups. Amino acid substitutions that define these subclades/subgroups are:

Subclade 3C.2a1: Those in clade 3C.2a plus N171K in HA1 and I77V and G155E in HA2, most also carry N121K in HA1, e.g. A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 (a former vaccine virus);

Subgroup 3C.2a1a: Those in subclade 3C.2a1 plus T135K in HA1, resulting in the loss of a potential glycosylation site, and G150E in HA2, e.g. A/Greece/4/2017;

Subgroup 3C.2a1b: Those in subclade 3C.2a1 plus E62G, R142G and H311Q in HA1, often with additional amino acid substitutions – notably HA1 T131K and HA2 V200I, the 3C.2a1b+T131K cluster (e.g. A/South Australia/34/2019) or HA1 T135K (resulting in the loss of a potential

glycosylation site) commonly with T128A (resulting in the loss of a potential glycosylation site), the 3C.2a1b+T135K-A cluster (e.g. A/La Rioja/2202/2018) or a recently emerged, antigenically distinct

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2 For example, the September 2013 report: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, September 2013. Stockholm: ECDC; 2014. Available from: https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/media/en/publications/Publications/influenza-virus-characterisation-sep-2013.pdf

3 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, November 2014. Stockholm: ECDC; 2014. Available from: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/media/en/publications/Publications/ERLI-Net%20report%20November%202014.pdf

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group with HA1 T135K, T128A, S137F, A138S and F193S, the 3C.2a1b+T135K-B cluster (e.g. A/Hong Kong/2675/2019);

Clade 3C.3a: represented by A/Switzerland/9715293/2013 (see above), but recently a resurgenceof clade 3C.3a viruses, carrying additional substitutions of S91N, N144K (resulting in the loss of apotential glycosylation site), and F193S in HA1 and D160N in HA2, e.g. A/England/538/2018 andA/Kansas/14/2017, the A(H3N2) vaccine virus for the 2019–20 influenza season.

Figure 2 shows an HA gene-based phylogeny for a representative set of recently circulating A(H3N2) viruses. Globally, based on sequences deposited in GISAID, viruses in the 3C.2a1b subgroup have circulated recently in great numbers, with a majority falling in the 3C.2a1b+T131K cluster. Diversification of subgroup 3C.2a1b viruses with HA1 T135K substitution is occurring, notably with significant geographic spread of viruses in the antigenically distinct 3C.2a1b+T135K-B cluster, a factor that influenced the selection of an A/Hong Kong/2671/2019-like virus as the A(H3N2) component of vaccines for the 2020-2021 northern hemisphere influenza season [3]. The geographic distribution of clade 3C.3a viruses appears more restricted, with the great majority being reported from the WHO European Region, notably by countries in the western part of the Region.

The locations of A/Kansas/14/2017 (3C.3a), the A(H3N2) virus recommended for inclusion in vaccines for the northern hemisphere 2019–20 influenza season [1], and A/South Australia/34/2019 (3C.2a1b+T131K), the A(H3N2) virus recommended for inclusion in vaccines for the southern hemisphere 2020 influenza season [2], are indicated in Figure 2 in red. The location on the A/Hong Kong/2671/2019 (3C.2a1b+T135K-B) virus, recently recommended for vaccines to be used in the 2020–2021 northern hemisphere season [3], is also indicated as a reference virus.

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Table 4-1. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

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ns

as

info

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nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

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14

13

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00

19

/16

32

75

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34

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22

02

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53

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as

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14

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F0

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F1

3/1

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3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F3

1/1

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F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

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tic

gro

up

3C

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3C

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23

C.2

a1

3C

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1b

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13

1K

3C

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1b

+T

13

1K

3C

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1b

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13

5K

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C.3

a3

C.3

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FE

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NC

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SE

S

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g K

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73

8/2

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43

C.2

a2

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4-0

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DC

K1

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2/S

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11

60

16

03

20

16

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60

16

01

60

16

01

60

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gn

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41

3/2

01

73

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a2

20

17

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-09

MD

CK

1/S

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43

20

64

03

20

32

03

20

16

01

60

16

01

60

A/S

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ap

ore

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6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

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16

04

03

20

40

40

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19

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1K

20

19

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06

40

32

06

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12

80

80

80

40

40

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18

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80

32

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40

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60

80

16

01

60

32

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60

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80

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28

71

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01

93

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31

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01

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2M

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K1

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80

80

16

01

60

32

01

60

80

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40

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68

83

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93

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9-1

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80

40

16

01

60

16

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0

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60

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80

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19

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60

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0<

40

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Table 4-2. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

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Pa

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A/B

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38

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14

13

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19

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32

75

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34

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22

02

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26

71

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9*1

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6/1

8*1

F4

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9*1

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3C

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3C

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60

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03

20

16

01

60

80

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60

16

08

0

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41

3/2

01

73

C.2

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17

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MD

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60

64

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20

16

03

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80

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60

80

80

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32

24

8/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K2

01

9-1

1-1

2M

DC

K2

/SIA

T2

80

16

01

60

32

01

60

16

0<

80

80

80

A/L

yo

n/2

01

7/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

20

19

-11

-07

MD

CK

2/S

IAT

11

60

40

16

03

20

80

16

0<

16

08

08

0

A/F

inla

nd

/13

6/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-10

-25

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

<8

01

60

<8

04

04

0<

40

A/F

inla

nd

/13

0/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-0

9-1

3S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

40

<<

32

01

60

16

0

* Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

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m p

rop

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(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

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) 1 <

= <

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cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eN

H 2

01

8-1

9S

H 2

02

0N

H 2

01

9-2

0

Ha

em

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glu

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Table 4-3. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/B

reta

gn

eA

/Sin

ga

po

reA

/No

rwa

yA

/Sth

Au

sA

/La

Rio

jaA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

14

13

/17

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KS

IAT

Eg

g 1

0-4

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t J

ud

es

F6

0/1

7*1

F0

1/1

8*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

23

C.2

a1

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

80

16

01

60

16

08

0<

16

01

60

80

A/B

reta

gn

e/1

41

3/2

01

73

C.2

a2

20

17

-10

-09

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

41

60

64

03

20

16

01

60

80

<1

60

16

08

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

16

04

03

20

40

40

16

04

04

04

0<

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

06

40

32

06

40

12

80

80

80

80

40

40

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

<<

80

<4

04

03

20

16

03

20

80

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

04

04

0<

<<

<6

40

16

03

20

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

14

0<

40

<4

0<

16

03

20

12

80

32

0

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

04

04

04

0<

<<

32

01

60

16

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

12

6/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K2

01

9-1

2-0

5S

IAT

2/S

IAT

18

08

01

60

32

03

20

16

0<

16

08

08

0

A/C

en

tre

/25

59

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

1-2

5M

DC

K2

/SIA

T2

80

40

16

08

01

60

16

0<

80

80

40

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

25

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

20

19

-12

-13

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

<8

01

60

40

16

04

08

08

04

0

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

00

3/2

02

0

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

2-2

6S

IAT

11

60

80

16

03

20

16

01

60

40

16

08

08

0

A/P

ari

s/2

56

0/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

1-2

5S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

<<

<3

20

16

03

20

A/P

ay

s d

e L

oir

e/2

71

8/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

0M

DC

K1

/SIA

T1

80

80

16

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/L

orr

ain

e/2

77

7/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

6S

IAT

18

08

01

60

40

40

40

40

64

03

20

32

0

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

53

9/2

01

9

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-23

SIA

T1

16

08

01

60

80

80

80

<6

40

32

03

20

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

54

0/2

01

9

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-24

SIA

T1

40

80

80

40

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

53

8/2

01

9

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-24

SIA

T1

40

80

40

40

40

<<

64

01

60

32

0

A/B

elg

ium

/G0

00

4/2

02

0

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-30

SIA

T1

40

80

80

40

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

A/S

lov

en

ia/3

63

6/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-3

0S

IAT

x/S

IAT

14

08

08

04

04

0<

40

64

01

60

32

0

A/S

lov

en

ia/2

3/2

02

03

C.3

a2

02

0-0

1-0

1S

IAT

x/S

IAT

11

60

16

01

60

40

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

) 1 <

= <

40

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eN

H 2

01

8-1

9S

H 2

02

0N

H 2

01

9-2

0

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

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t a

nti

se

ra

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Table 4-4. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

NE

WN

EW

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/B

reta

gn

eA

/Sin

ga

po

reA

/No

rwa

yA

/Sth

Au

sA

/No

rwa

yA

/La

Rio

jaA

/HK

A/H

KA

/En

gN

YM

C X

-32

7A

/Ka

ns

as

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

14

13

/17

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

79

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KS

IAT

Eg

g 1

0-4

SIA

TE

gg

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t J

ud

es

F6

0/1

7*1

F0

1/1

8*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F0

3/2

0*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

23

C.2

a1

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B3

C.3

a3

C.3

a3

C.3

a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

80

32

01

60

16

08

01

60

40

40

16

01

60

16

0

A/B

reta

gn

e/1

41

3/2

01

73

C.2

a2

20

17

-10

-09

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

41

60

32

03

20

16

01

60

80

16

04

04

01

60

16

08

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

16

08

03

20

80

40

80

32

08

01

60

80

40

<

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

06

40

32

06

40

12

80

16

08

01

60

<8

04

04

0

A/N

orw

ay

/22

79

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-09

-25

E4

ND

ND

64

0N

D3

20

16

0N

D1

60

16

0N

D8

0N

D

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

<<

80

<4

0<

40

64

01

60

16

03

20

80

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

66

9/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-18

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

51

60

40

16

01

60

80

40

32

01

60

32

08

01

60

80

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

04

04

0<

<<

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

14

0<

40

<4

04

04

01

60

40

32

01

28

03

20

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

04

08

04

04

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

32

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/P

ort

ug

al/6

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

0-2

2S

IAT

1/S

IAT

18

04

01

60

16

08

04

01

60

40

16

08

04

04

0

A/Ire

lan

d/9

50

61

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

1-2

5S

IAT

11

60

80

16

03

20

16

04

03

20

80

32

01

60

16

01

60

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

95

16

06

58

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

2-1

0S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

04

08

01

60

40

<1

60

40

16

04

04

04

0

A/B

ay

ern

/11

5/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

20

19

-12

-16

C1

/SIA

T1

80

40

16

01

60

16

04

01

60

40

16

01

60

16

08

0

A/P

ort

ug

al/1

6/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

20

19

-12

-16

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

40

16

01

60

80

40

16

08

01

60

80

80

40

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

95

20

07

80

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

2-2

3S

IAT

1/S

IAT

18

04

01

60

16

08

04

01

60

40

16

08

08

04

0

A/A

the

ns

.GR

/25

/20

20

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

02

0-0

1-0

7M

DC

K1

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

80

16

04

08

0<

40

<4

0<

A/S

aa

rla

nd

/25

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B2

01

9-1

2-1

6C

2/S

IAT

14

0<

40

80

<<

80

40

16

04

0<

<

A/Ire

lan

d/9

36

64

/20

19

3C

.3a

20

19

-11

-22

SIA

T3

40

40

80

40

40

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/Ire

lan

d/9

50

68

/20

19

3C

.3a

20

19

-11

-25

SIA

T1

80

80

16

04

04

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

70

/20

19

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-09

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

40

40

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

52

/20

19

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-09

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

40

40

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/H

es

se

n/7

2/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

0C

1/S

IAT

18

04

08

0<

<<

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

A/A

us

tria

/12

07

67

4/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

2S

IAT

x/S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

<4

04

0<

<6

40

16

03

20

A/A

us

tria

/12

08

85

8/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

6S

IAT

x/S

IAT

18

08

08

04

04

0<

80

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/A

us

tria

/12

08

48

6/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

6S

IAT

x/S

IAT

14

04

08

04

0<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/B

erl

in/6

2/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

6C

1/S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

40

<<

<<

32

01

60

16

0

A/A

us

tria

/12

09

02

3/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

7S

IAT

x/S

IAT

1<

<4

0<

<<

<<

<6

40

16

01

60

A/A

us

tria

/12

08

87

5/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

7S

IAT

x/S

IAT

14

08

01

60

40

40

<4

04

0<

64

01

60

32

0

A/A

us

tria

/12

09

27

1/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

8S

IAT

x/S

IAT

18

08

01

60

40

80

40

80

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/A

us

tria

/12

09

02

2/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-1

8S

IAT

x/S

IAT

18

08

01

60

40

40

40

40

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/L

yo

n/2

35

8/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-2

0M

DC

K2

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<4

0<

<3

20

16

03

20

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

28

2/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-2

4M

DC

K-M

IX2

/SIA

T1

40

40

40

<<

<<

<<

32

08

01

60

A/L

isb

oa

/11

8/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-2

5S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

<<

40

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

28

6/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-3

0M

DC

K-M

IX2

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

40

40

40

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

A/B

erl

in/1

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-03

C1

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

16

0

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

21

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-06

SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/T

hu

rin

ge

n/3

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-06

C1

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/B

erl

in/2

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-09

C1

/SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

62

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-10

SIA

T1

40

80

80

<<

<4

04

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

61

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-10

SIA

T1

40

40

80

<<

<<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/B

ulg

ari

a/0

90

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-13

SIA

T1

40

80

80

40

80

<4

04

0<

64

01

60

32

0

A/G

ree

ce

/60

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-13

SIA

T1

40

40

40

<<

<<

<<

32

01

60

32

0

A/E

sto

nia

/12

57

85

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-13

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

40

40

<<

<<

<<

32

01

60

32

0

A/A

the

ns

.GR

/79

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-14

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

14

04

08

0<

<<

40

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/A

the

ns

.GR

/12

8/2

02

03

C.3

a2

02

0-0

1-1

6C

x/S

IAT

14

04

04

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20

16

01

60

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Table 4-5. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/S

ing

ap

ore

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

th A

us

A/L

a R

ioja

A/H

KA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KE

gg

10

-4S

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t J

ud

es

F6

0/1

7*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

13

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

32

01

60

16

01

60

40

40

32

01

60

16

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

80

32

08

04

01

60

40

80

80

40

<

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

03

20

64

06

40

80

80

<8

04

04

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

<8

0<

40

40

64

01

60

16

03

20

80

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

66

9/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-18

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

58

08

08

04

01

60

80

32

08

01

60

40

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

04

04

0<

<4

0<

64

01

60

32

0

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

14

08

0<

<<

16

04

03

20

12

80

32

0

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

08

0<

<<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/P

ale

rmo

/36

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

01

9-1

2-1

1S

IAT

2/S

IAT

18

08

01

60

80

16

04

03

20

16

08

08

0

A/P

ale

rmo

/02

/20

20

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A2

02

0-0

1-0

2S

IAT

2/S

IAT

14

08

01

60

16

08

0<

16

08

04

04

0

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

42

38

4/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-2

4S

IAT

2/S

IAT

14

08

04

0<

<<

<3

20

16

01

60

A/P

arm

a/3

91

/20

19

3C

.3a

20

19

-12

-27

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

80

40

40

<<

<6

40

16

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

17

0/2

01

93

C.3

a2

01

9-1

2-3

1S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

04

0<

<<

<<

32

01

60

16

0

A/N

orw

ay

/47

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-03

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

80

40

40

40

<<

32

01

60

32

0

A/P

ola

nd

/15

21

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-05

SIA

T1

40

80

<<

<<

<6

40

40

32

0

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

39

8/2

02

03

C.3

a2

02

0-0

1-0

5S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

04

0<

<<

<<

32

01

60

16

0

A/N

orw

ay

/10

8/2

02

03

C.3

a2

02

0-0

1-0

6S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

08

0<

<4

0<

<6

40

16

03

20

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/38

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-07

P2

/SIA

T1

40

80

<<

<<

<3

20

16

03

20

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/87

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-10

P1

/SIA

T1

40

80

<<

<<

<3

20

16

03

20

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/10

1/2

02

03

C.3

a2

02

0-0

1-1

3P

1/S

IAT

14

08

0<

<<

<<

32

01

60

32

0

A/B

uc

ure

sti

/25

62

99

/20

20

3C

.3a

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

14

04

0<

<<

<<

32

01

60

16

0

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

blic

/16

91

/20

19

20

19

-12

-05

P3

/SIA

T1

<4

0<

<<

<<

32

08

01

60

A/P

ola

nd

/60

5/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

0S

IAT

1<

<<

<<

<<

32

08

01

60

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

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us

ed

) 1 <

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Va

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ine

Va

cc

ine

Va

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ine

Se

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en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

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ne

tic

Tre

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H 2

01

8-1

9S

H 2

02

0N

H 2

01

9-2

0

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Table 4-6. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/S

ing

ap

ore

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

th A

us

A/L

a R

ioja

A/H

KA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KE

gg

10

-4S

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t Ju

de

s

F6

0/1

7*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

13

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

32

01

60

16

01

60

40

40

16

01

60

16

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

16

03

20

40

40

16

08

08

08

04

04

0

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

03

20

64

01

28

08

03

20

<8

08

04

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

40

16

0<

80

40

64

01

60

16

06

40

80

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

66

9/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

20

19

-06

-18

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

58

01

60

16

08

01

60

16

03

20

80

80

80

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

08

0<

<<

80

<6

40

32

03

20

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

1<

40

<<

<3

20

40

32

01

28

03

20

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

08

0<

<<

40

<6

40

32

03

20

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/01

62

4/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

7h

CK

1/S

IAT

14

08

0<

<<

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

26

7/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

2M

DC

K-M

IX2

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

64

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/01

67

2/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

4h

CK

1/S

IAT

1<

40

<<

<8

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

26

8/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

0M

DC

K-M

IX3

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

08

04

08

0<

64

03

20

64

0

A/N

eth

erl

an

ds

/10

27

3/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

6M

DC

K-M

IX2

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T1

80

32

01

60

16

08

01

60

40

12

80

64

06

40

A/N

eth

erl

an

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/10

27

9/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-2

0M

DC

K-M

IX2

/SIA

T1

40

16

08

08

0<

80

<6

40

32

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

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42

12

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01

92

01

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14

08

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32

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Table 4-7. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/S

ing

ap

ore

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

th A

us

A/L

a R

ioja

A/H

KA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KE

gg

10

-4S

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t Ju

de

s

F6

0/1

7*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

13

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K- A

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

- B

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

- B3

C.3

a3

C.3

a3

C.3

a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

32

01

60

16

01

60

40

40

16

01

60

16

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

16

03

20

40

40

16

08

08

08

04

04

0

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

03

20

12

80

12

80

80

32

04

08

08

04

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K- B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

40

80

<8

04

06

40

16

01

60

64

08

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

66

9/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K- B

20

19

-06

-18

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

51

60

16

01

60

80

32

01

60

32

01

60

80

80

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

04

0<

40

<4

0<

64

01

60

32

0

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

1<

40

<<

<1

60

<1

60

64

01

60

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

08

0<

<<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

bli

c/1

63

3/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-1

9P

3/S

IAT

14

08

04

04

0<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/C

ata

lon

ia/1

19

62

S/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

7P

0/S

IAT

18

08

0<

40

<8

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/C

ata

lon

ia/1

19

60

S/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

7P

0/S

IAT

14

08

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40

<8

0<

16

01

60

32

0

A/F

riu

li V

en

ezia

Giu

lia

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3/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

8S

IAT

2/S

IAT

11

60

16

03

20

16

01

60

16

08

08

08

08

0

A/C

ze

ch

Re

pu

bli

c/1

67

0/2

01

92

01

9-1

1-2

8P

3/S

IAT

14

08

04

04

04

03

20

<3

20

16

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

41

28

5/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

9S

IAT

2/S

IAT

14

08

04

04

0<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

40

70

0/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-0

9S

IAT

2/S

IAT

14

08

04

04

0<

40

<3

20

16

03

20

A/L

ith

ua

nia

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41

18

5/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

1S

IAT

1/S

IAT

14

08

08

0<

40

40

16

04

0<

40

A/L

ith

ua

nia

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41

23

5/2

01

92

01

9-1

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3S

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IAT

14

04

08

0<

40

40

16

04

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<

A/L

ith

ua

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41

88

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92

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60

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20

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Table 4-8. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eA

/HK

A/S

ing

ap

ore

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orw

ay

A/S

th A

us

A/L

a R

ioja

A/H

KA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

57

38

/14

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KE

gg

10

-4S

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t Ju

de

s

F6

0/1

7*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

13

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

31

K3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-A

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

3C

.3a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

on

g/5

73

8/2

01

43

C.2

a2

01

4-0

4-3

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

3/S

IAT

21

60

32

01

60

16

01

60

40

40

32

01

60

16

0

A/S

ing

ap

ore

/IN

FIM

H-1

6-0

01

9/2

01

63

C.2

a1

20

16

-04

-14

E5

/E2

16

06

40

80

80

32

08

08

08

08

0<

A/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/34

/20

19

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

20

19

-02

-06

E6

/E1

16

03

20

64

01

28

08

01

60

<8

08

04

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

67

1/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K- B

20

19

-06

-17

E8

/E1

40

80

<4

04

06

40

16

01

60

32

08

0

A/H

on

g K

on

g/2

66

9/2

01

93

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K- B

20

19

-06

-18

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

58

01

60

16

08

01

60

16

03

20

16

08

08

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

38

/20

18

3C

.3a

20

18

-02

-26

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

44

04

0<

<<

40

<6

40

16

03

20

NY

MC

X-3

27

(A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

/17

)3

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4E

x/E

14

04

0<

<<

16

0<

32

01

28

03

20

A/K

an

sa

s/1

4/2

01

73

C.3

a2

01

7-1

2-1

4S

IAT

3/S

IAT

24

08

0<

<<

40

<6

40

16

03

20

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

94

66

06

16

/20

19

20

19

-11

-12

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

40

40

40

<4

0<

80

<<

<

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

99

/20

19

20

19

-11

-13

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

<<

<4

0<

64

01

60

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/3

87

/20

19

20

19

-11

-13

MD

CK

1/S

IAT

14

08

08

0<

40

80

40

16

08

04

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

94

82

07

59

/20

19

20

19

-11

-17

SIA

T2

/SIA

T1

80

16

01

60

<8

08

01

60

40

<4

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/4

76

/20

19

20

19

-11

-20

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

<<

<4

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

94

84

02

98

/20

19

20

19

-11

-24

SIA

T2

/SIA

T1

80

16

01

60

32

01

60

<1

60

16

08

01

60

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

01

/20

19

20

19

-11

-24

SIA

T2

/SIA

T1

80

16

08

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

64

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/1

94

84

01

92

/20

19

20

19

-11

-25

SIA

T2

/SIA

T1

16

01

60

32

03

20

32

08

01

60

16

01

60

16

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

31

/20

19

20

19

-11

-25

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

04

0<

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

13

/20

19

20

19

-11

-26

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

<<

<4

0<

32

01

60

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

12

/20

19

20

19

-11

-29

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

08

04

04

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

51

/20

19

20

19

-11

-29

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

<<

<4

0<

64

01

60

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

21

/20

19

20

19

-11

-29

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

40

40

40

40

<6

40

16

03

20

A/E

ng

lan

d/5

30

/20

19

20

19

-12

-02

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

40

<4

04

0<

64

03

20

32

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

51

/20

19

20

19

-12

-05

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

80

<4

0<

40

<6

40

32

03

20

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

45

/20

19

20

19

-12

-05

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

0<

40

<<

64

03

20

64

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

48

/20

19

20

19

-12

-07

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

16

08

08

08

08

0<

64

03

20

64

0

A/E

ng

lan

d/6

75

/20

19

20

19

-12

-08

SIA

T1

/SIA

T1

80

16

04

04

04

04

0<

64

03

20

64

0

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

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r to

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m p

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Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

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20

18

-19

SH

20

20

NH

20

19

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Table 4-9. Antigenic analysis of A(H3N2) viruses by HI – Summary

Vir

us

es

A/H

KA

/Bre

tag

ne

A/S

ing

ap

ore

A/N

orw

ay

A/S

th A

us

A/N

orw

ay

A/L

a R

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A/H

KA

/HK

A/E

ng

NY

MC

X-3

27

A/K

an

sa

s

57

38

/14

14

13

/17

00

19

/16

32

75

/18

34

/19

22

79

/19

22

02

/18

26

71

/19

26

69

/19

53

8/1

8A

/Ka

ns

as

/14

14

/17

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryM

DC

KS

IAT

Eg

g 1

0-4

SIA

TE

gg

Eg

gS

IAT

Eg

gS

IAT

SIA

TE

gg

SIA

T

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

t Ju

de

s

F6

0/1

7*1

F0

1/1

8*1

F1

3/1

9*1

F0

3/1

9*1

F4

5/1

9*1

F0

3/2

0*1

F2

6/1

8*1

F4

4/1

9*1

F0

4/2

0*1

F3

1/1

8*1

F1

6/1

9*1

F1

7/1

9*1

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

3C

.2a

3C

.2a

23

C.2

a1

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

1K

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-A3

C.2

a1

b+

T1

35

K-B

3C

.2a

1b

+T

13

5K

-B3

C.3

a3

C.3

a3

C.3

a

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

A/H

on

g K

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Figure 2. Phylogenetic comparison of influenza A(H3N2) HA genes

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Influenza B virus analyses A total of 264 influenza type B viruses with collection dates after 31 August 2019 have been received at the WIC (Table 2). Of these, 219 were sent with pre-assignment to a lineage: 205 B/Victoria and 14 B/Yamagata.

Influenza B/Victoria-lineage

Of the B/Victoria-lineage viruses from EU/EEA countries received, 104 were assessed by HI assay since the December 2019 report (Tables 5-1 to 5-6). Test viruses are sorted by date of collection and genetic group/subgroup, where known at the time of writing this report, and the results are summarised in Table 5-7.

Poor reactivity with ferret antisera raised against four viruses in clade 1A (n=4) was observed for all 104 test viruses, antisera raised against three subclade 1A(2) viruses recognised between 10% and 17% of test

viruses at titres within fourfold of their respective homologous titres, and antisera raised against two subclade 1A(3)B viruses recognised 78% and 77% of test viruses at titres within fourfold of their respective

homologous titres. Overall, two patterns of reactivity were observed reflecting the subclade of the test virus with subclade 1A(2) viruses reacting well with antisera raised against tissue culture-propagated B/Norway/2409/2017 and egg- and tissue culture-propagated B/Colorado/06/2017, while subclade 1A(3)B viruses reacted well with antisera raised against egg- and tissue culture-cultivars of B/Washington/02/2019. Approximately 22% of the subclade 1A(3)B test viruses showed eightfold or greater reductions in titre with

antisera raised against B/Washington/02/2019 compared to homologous titres: those viruses with sequences available at the time of writing this report, carried unusual amino acid substitutions in HA1 (e.g. N126K or E128K or N150K or T155A, sometimes with additional substitutions) (Tables 5-1, 5-3 and 5-4, Figure 3).

All recently circulating B/Victoria-lineage viruses have fallen in genetic clade 1A, represented by B/Brisbane/60/2008 a former vaccine virus, but with additional HA1 amino acid substitutions of I117V, N129D and V146I (e.g. B/Ireland/3154/2016). Viruses retaining full-length HAs have remained antigenically similar to A/Brisbane/60/2008. However, three genetic groups (described below with amino acid substitutions/deletions relative to B/Brisbane/60/2008 indicated) containing deletions of HA gene codons have emerged and the viruses in these groups are antigenically distinct from A/Brisbane/60/2008 and each other (as noted in the September 2018 characterisation report4 and earlier ones), such that four antigenically distinguishable groups had been circulating:

A group with double deletion of HA1 residues 162 and 163 (subclade 162-163 or 1A(2)) with

amino acid substitutions of D129G and I180V, and HA2 R151K that spread worldwide and is represented by the current vaccine virus, B/Colorado/06/2017;

A group with triple deletion of HA1 residues 162 to 164 (subclade 162-164A or 1A(3)A), first

detected in Asia, with amino acid substitutions of I180T and K209N that showed limited spread worldwide and is represented by B/Hong Kong/269/2017;

A group with triple deletion of HA1 residues 162 to 164 (subclade 162-164B or 1A(3)B), first

detected in Africa, with amino acid substitution K136E often with G133R that showed geographic spread in recent months and is represented by the recently recommended vaccine virus B/Washington/02/2019.

The HA phylogeny (Figure 3) was constructed using sequences available in GISAID for a set of recently circulating viruses. Over the last five months, viruses in subclade 1A(3)B have dominated, with the great majority having HA1 K136E, often with G133R substitution, and a number of virus clusters have emerged defined by specific amino acid substitutions, e.g. HA1 N126K, E128K or N150K with G184E, N197D (loss of a glycosylation site) and R279K. Relatively few subclade 1A(2) viruses have been detected.

Following the spread of 1A(Δ2) viruses, a representative, B/Colorado/06/2017, was recommended for use in trivalent influenza vaccines for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 northern hemisphere [4, 1] and 2019 southern hemisphere [5] seasons. Recent predominance of 1A(Δ3)B viruses led to the recommendation of a representative (B/Washington/02/2019) for use in trivalent influenza vaccines for the 2020 southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere 2020–2021 seasons [2, 3].

Influenza B/Yamagata-lineage

Five B/Yamagata-lineage viruses were assessed by HI assay since the December 2019 report (Table 6). All test viruses fell in genetic clade 3 and gave similar reactivity profiles with the panel of post-infection ferret antisera used in the HI assay. Notably, all reacted within twofold of the homologous titre of the antiserum raised against the vaccine virus, egg-propagated B/Phuket/3073/2013, and within fourfold for the antiserum raised against the cell culture-propagated cultivar.

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4 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Influenza virus characterisation, summary Europe, September 2018. Stockholm: ECDC; 2018. Available from: https://ecdc.europa.eu/sites/portal/files/documents/ECDC-Flu-Characterisation-Report-Sep-2018.pdf

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The HA phylogeny (Figure 4) was constructed using the most recently submitted sequences to GISAID, for viruses with collection dates after 31 August 2019, together with sequences from a selection of viruses with

earlier collection dates. All recently collected viruses have HA genes that continue to fall in genetic clade 3, the B/Wisconsin/1/2010–B/Phuket/3073/2013 clade, within a subgroup defined by HA1 L172Q and M251V amino acid substitutions compared to B/Phuket/3073/2013. Some sub-clustering of sequences from recently collected viruses, defined by specific amino acid substitutions (e.g. HA1 D229N or D232N [introducing a potential N-linked glycosylation site] with R48K), is occurring. It has been noted in previous characterisation reports for 2018 that none of these amino acid substitutions have any obvious antigenic effects based on HI assays using post-infection ferret antisera raised against egg-propagated B/Phuket/3073/2013, which has been recommended for inclusion in quadrivalent vaccines for the 2018–2019, 2019–2020 and 2020-2021 [4, 1, 3] northern hemisphere and the 2019 and 2020 [5, 2] southern hemisphere seasons.

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Table 5-1. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

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60

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up

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1-0

34

08

0/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-12

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

32

04

0<

<<

<<

<8

03

20

B/L

atv

ia/1

1-0

34

07

5/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-12

MD

CK

x/M

DC

K1

16

04

0<

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/L

atv

ia/1

1-0

34

06

9/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-12

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

32

04

0<

<<

<<

<8

03

20

B/L

atv

ia/1

1-0

31

99

2/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-13

MD

CK

x/M

DC

K1

32

08

0<

<<

<<

<8

06

40

B/L

ule

a/2

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

1-2

1M

DC

K0

/MD

CK

11

60

40

<<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/S

toc

kh

olm

/9/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-21

MD

CK

0/M

DC

K1

16

02

0<

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/D

en

ma

rk/1

7/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-23

SIA

T2

/MD

CK

16

40

16

0<

<8

0<

<<

80

64

0

B/D

en

ma

rk/1

8/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-25

SIA

T2

/MD

CK

11

60

40

<<

<<

<<

40

32

0

*V

ac

cin

e

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9

NH

20

19

-20

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

ra

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

un

e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

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Table 5-2. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Bri

sB

/Bri

sB

/Sth

Au

sB

/Ire

lan

dB

/No

rd-W

es

tB

/No

rwa

yB

/Co

lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

/Wa

sh

'to

nB

/Wa

sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

60

/08

60

/08

81

/12

31

54

/16

1/1

62

40

9/1

70

6/1

70

6/1

70

2/1

90

2/1

9

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r

Sh

5

39

, 5

40

,

54

3, 5

44

, 5

70

,

57

1, 5

74

*1,3

F4

4/1

7*2

F2

5/1

6*2

F1

5/1

6*2

F3

8/1

7*2

F4

0/1

7*2

F0

9/1

8*4

F1

1/1

8*4

F3

7/1

9*4

F3

8/1

9*4

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

/60

/20

08

1A

20

08

-08

-04

E4

/E4

12

80

64

06

40

40

16

0<

20

40

<1

60

B/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/81

/20

12

1A

20

12

-11

-28

E4

/E2

25

60

64

06

40

40

16

0<

20

40

<1

60

B/Ire

lan

d/3

15

4/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-1

4M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

41

28

08

04

08

03

20

<<

<<

<

B/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-0

4C

2/M

DC

K2

12

80

80

40

40

16

0<

<<

<<

B/N

orw

ay

/24

09

/20

17

1

A(∆2)

20

17

-04

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K3

80

10

10

<<

80

20

40

<<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

16

04

02

0<

<8

04

08

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

E5

/E2

64

01

60

80

<<

20

40

16

0<

80

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9C

2/M

DC

K2

32

08

04

0<

<<

<4

04

03

20

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9E

3/E

26

40

80

80

<<

<<

80

20

32

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

B/Ic

ela

nd

/21

27

7/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-10

-26

MD

CK

13

20

40

40

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/C

oim

bra

/14

2/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-21

MD

CK

11

60

40

40

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/M

ad

eir

a/6

6/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-11

-21

MD

CK

11

60

40

40

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/L

isb

oa

/50

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

1-2

1M

DC

K1

16

04

02

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/Ire

lan

d/9

50

62

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

1-2

6M

DC

K1

16

04

04

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/Ire

lan

d/9

52

48

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

1-2

7M

DC

K1

16

04

04

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/Ic

ela

nd

/24

87

5/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-12

MD

CK

11

60

40

20

<<

<<

<2

01

60

*V

ac

cin

e

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

ra

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

un

e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

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Table 5-3. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Bri

sB

/Bri

sB

/Sth

Au

sB

/Ire

lan

dB

/No

rd-W

es

tB

/No

rwa

yB

/Co

lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

/Wa

sh

'to

nB

/Wa

sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

60

/08

60

/08

81

/12

31

54

/16

1/1

62

40

9/1

70

6/1

70

6/1

70

2/1

90

2/1

9

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r

Sh

5

39

, 5

40

,

54

3, 5

44

, 5

70

,

57

1, 5

74

*1,3

F4

4/1

7*2

F2

5/1

6*2

F1

5/1

6*2

F3

8/1

7*2

F4

0/1

7*2

F2

1/1

8*4

F1

1/1

8*4

F3

7/1

9*4

F3

8/1

9*4

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

/60

/20

08

1A

20

08

-08

-04

E4

/E4

25

60

64

03

20

40

80

<<

40

<1

60

B/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/81

/20

12

1A

20

12

-11

-28

E4

/E2

25

60

64

06

40

80

32

0<

<8

0<

32

0

B/Ire

lan

d/3

15

4/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-1

4M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

42

56

01

60

80

16

03

20

<<

<<

<

B/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-0

4C

2/M

DC

K2

25

60

16

08

04

03

20

<<

<<

<

B/N

orw

ay

/24

09

/20

17

1

A(∆2)

20

17

-04

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K3

80

20

10

<<

80

20

80

<<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

32

08

04

0<

<8

04

08

0<

20

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

E5

/E2

12

80

32

08

0<

<4

02

01

60

<1

60

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9C

2/M

DC

K2

64

01

60

80

<<

<<

80

40

32

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9E

3/E

26

40

16

08

0<

<<

<1

60

40

32

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

B/A

us

tria

/12

09

21

1/2

01

91

A(∆2)

20

19

-12

-18

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

11

60

20

20

<<

40

40

40

<<

B/A

us

tria

/12

09

21

0/2

01

91

A(∆2)

20

19

-12

-18

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

11

60

10

10

<<

40

20

40

<<

B/P

ari

s/2

93

1/2

01

91

A(∆2)

20

19

-12

-26

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

32

0<

<<

<2

01

02

0<

<

B/Ire

lan

d/9

38

04

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

1-2

5M

DC

K3

64

08

02

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/P

ari

s/2

64

3/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-03

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

80

20

10

<<

<<

<2

01

60

B/A

us

tria

/12

06

29

3/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-07

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

16

40

80

20

<<

<4

0<

40

32

0

B/B

ad

en

-Wu

rtte

mb

erg

/2/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-09

C2

/MD

CK

11

60

20

10

<<

<<

<4

01

60

B/P

ay

s d

e L

oir

e/2

77

5/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-11

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

02

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/A

lsa

ce

/27

05

/20

19

N1

26

K,

D2

07

N,

R2

79

K,

K3

45

R1

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-11

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

64

08

04

0<

<<

<<

20

40

B/N

ord

Pa

s d

e C

ala

is/2

77

4/2

01

9N

12

6K

, K

34

5R

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

6M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

16

40

40

40

<<

<<

<1

04

0

B/A

lsa

ce

/27

66

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

6M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

13

20

40

40

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/S

lov

en

ia/3

41

8/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-19

SIA

T1

/MD

CK

11

28

01

60

40

<<

<8

0<

80

64

0

B/A

us

tria

/12

10

34

4/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-20

SIA

Tx

/MD

CK

11

60

40

40

<<

<<

<2

03

20

B/C

en

tre

/29

40

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-2

7M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

28

01

60

40

<<

<2

0<

40

32

0

B/B

ay

ern

/1/2

02

01

A(∆

3)B

20

20

-01

-03

C1

/MD

CK

18

04

01

0<

<<

<<

40

16

0

B/S

lov

en

ia/1

49

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-0

8S

IAT

x/M

DC

K2

32

08

04

0<

<<

40

<4

03

20

B/B

erl

in/1

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

0C

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

01

0<

<<

<<

40

16

0

*V

ac

cin

e

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

ra

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

un

e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

e

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Table 5-4. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Bri

sB

/Bri

sB

/Sth

Au

sB

/Ire

lan

dB

/No

rd-W

es

tB

/No

rwa

yB

/Co

lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

/Wa

sh

'to

nB

/Wa

sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

60

/08

60

/08

81

/12

31

54

/16

1/1

62

40

9/1

70

6/1

70

6/1

70

2/1

90

2/1

9

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r

Sh

5

39

, 5

40

,

54

3, 5

44

, 5

70

,

57

1, 5

74

*1,3

F4

4/1

7*2

F2

5/1

6*2

F1

5/1

6*2

F3

8/1

7*2

F4

0/1

7*2

F2

1/1

8*4

F1

1/1

8*4

F3

7/1

9*4

F3

8/1

9*4

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

/60

/20

08

1A

20

08

-08

-04

E4

/E4

12

80

64

03

20

40

80

<<

40

<8

0

B/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/81

/20

12

1A

20

12

-11

-28

E4

/E2

25

60

12

80

64

08

01

60

<<

80

<1

60

B/Ire

lan

d/3

15

4/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-1

4M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

42

56

01

60

80

80

32

0<

<<

<<

B/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-0

4C

2/M

DC

K2

25

60

16

08

08

01

60

<<

<<

<

B/N

orw

ay

/24

09

/20

17

1

A(∆2)

20

17

-04

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K3

16

02

02

0<

<8

02

08

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

16

04

02

0<

<8

04

08

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

17

-02

-05

E5

/E2

64

01

60

40

<<

40

20

16

0<

80

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9C

2/M

DC

K2

64

08

04

0<

<<

<8

04

03

20

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9E

3/E

21

28

01

60

80

<<

<<

16

04

03

20

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

B/C

ata

lon

ia/1

20

41

S/2

02

01

A(∆2)

20

19

-12

-17

P0

/MD

CK

18

04

02

0<

<8

04

08

0<

10

B/C

ata

lon

ia/1

20

49

S/2

02

01

A(∆2)

20

19

-12

-17

P0

/MD

CK

14

04

02

0<

<4

02

04

0<

<

B/B

elg

ium

/G0

49

6/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-05

MD

CK

11

60

40

20

<<

<<

<2

03

20

B/B

elg

ium

/G0

51

3/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-09

MD

CK

11

60

80

20

<<

<<

<8

03

20

B/P

oit

iers

/23

11

/20

19

T1

55

A1

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-16

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

20

20

20

<<

<<

<1

04

0

B/C

ata

lon

ia/1

20

38

S/2

02

0N

12

6K

, V

248A

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

6P

0/M

DC

K1

80

40

40

<<

<<

<<

40

B/C

ata

lon

ia/1

20

44

S/2

02

01

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-17

P0

/MD

CK

14

04

02

0<

<<

<<

20

32

0

B/S

ain

t E

tie

nn

e/2

36

1/2

01

9N

12

6K

, R

80

K,

R2

79

K,

K3

45R

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

9M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

18

04

04

0<

<<

<<

<4

0

B/B

elg

ium

/G0

53

3/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-20

MD

CK

18

04

01

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/L

imo

ge

s/2

37

6/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-23

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

16

04

04

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/E

sto

nia

/12

56

61

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

0S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

02

0<

10

<<

<4

03

20

B/E

sto

nia

/12

57

84

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

3S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

02

0<

<<

<<

40

32

0

B/E

sto

nia

/12

57

83

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

3S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

16

04

02

0<

10

<<

<4

03

20

B/E

sto

nia

/12

57

82

/20

20

N1

26

K,

E198G

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

3S

IAT

1/M

DC

K1

80

40

40

<<

<<

<<

20

Β/A

the

ns

.GR

/11

2/2

02

01

A(∆

3)B

20

20

-01

-16

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

80

40

20

<<

<<

<8

03

20

B/A

the

ns

.GR

/13

0/2

02

01

A(∆

3)B

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

80

20

20

<<

<<

<4

03

20

B/L

yo

n/2

27

1/2

01

92

01

9-1

2-1

2M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

18

08

04

0<

<<

<<

<8

0

*V

ac

cin

e

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

Se

qu

en

ce

s in

Ph

ylo

ge

ne

tic

Tre

eS

H 2

01

9

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

ra

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

un

e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

e

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Table 5-5. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Bri

sB

/Bri

sB

/Sth

Au

sB

/No

rd-W

es

tB

/No

rwa

yB

/Co

lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

/Wa

sh

'to

nB

/Wa

sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

60

/08

60

/08

81

/12

1/1

62

40

9/1

70

6/1

70

6/1

70

2/1

90

2/1

9

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r

Sh

5

39

, 5

40

,

54

3, 5

44

, 5

70

,

57

1, 5

74

*1,3

F4

4/1

7*4

F2

5/1

6*4

F3

8/1

7*2

F4

0/1

7*2

F2

1/1

8*4

F1

1/1

8*4

F3

7/1

9*4

F3

8/1

9*4

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

/60

/20

08

1A

20

08

-08

-04

E4

/E4

12

80

64

06

40

80

<<

16

0<

16

0

B/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/81

/20

12

1A

20

12

-11

-28

E4

/E2

25

60

12

80

12

80

16

0<

<1

60

<3

20

B/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-0

4C

2/M

DC

K2

12

80

40

<8

0<

<<

<<

B/N

orw

ay

/24

09

/20

17

1

A(∆

2)

20

17

-04

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K3

80

<<

<4

04

08

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆

2)

20

17

-02

-05

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

80

<<

<4

04

08

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆

2)

20

17

-02

-05

E5

/E2

64

01

60

<<

20

40

32

0<

16

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9C

2/M

DC

K2

16

0<

40

<<

<8

04

03

20

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9E

3/E

26

40

80

40

<<

<1

60

40

32

0

TE

ST

VIR

US

ES

B/P

ale

rmo

/5/2

01

91

A(∆

2)

20

19

-12

-16

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

40

<<

<4

04

01

60

<<

B/P

ale

rmo

/7/2

01

91

A(∆

2)

20

19

-12

-23

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K1

40

<<

<4

04

08

0<

<

B/V

alla

do

lid

/29

9/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-10

-23

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

40

<<

<<

<4

02

03

20

B/E

ng

lan

d/6

95

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

3M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

14

0<

<<

<<

10

40

16

0

B/L

isb

oa

/37

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

8M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

26

40

80

<<

<<

32

0<

32

0

B/L

isb

oa

/32

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-1

8M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

1<

<<

<<

<4

04

03

20

B/L

isb

oa

/55

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-2

0M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

18

0<

<<

<<

80

40

32

0

B/P

arm

a/8

/20

19

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-1

2-2

3M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

14

0<

<<

<<

20

40

32

0

B/A

rge

s/2

55

78

8/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

<<

<<

<<

<4

01

60

B/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

38

0/2

01

91

A(∆

3)B

20

19

-12

-31

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

40

<<

<<

<2

04

03

20

B/P

arm

a/1

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-0

7M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

16

40

40

40

<<

<1

60

20

16

0

B/V

alla

do

lid

/15

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

14

0<

<<

<<

20

40

32

0

B/V

alla

do

lid

/11

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-0

9M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

18

0<

<<

<<

20

40

32

0

B/A

rge

s/2

56

32

6/2

02

01

A(∆

3)B

20

20

-01

-13

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K1

32

0<

<<

<<

20

80

32

0

B/B

uc

ure

sti

/25

63

02

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

3M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

11

60

<<

<<

<2

0<

40

B/B

uc

ure

sti

/25

63

01

/20

20

1A

(∆3

)B2

02

0-0

1-1

5M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

18

0<

<<

<<

<<

20

B/L

ith

ua

nia

/MB

39

70

0/2

01

92

01

9-1

0-2

8M

DC

K2

/MD

CK

11

60

<<

<<

<4

04

03

20

*V

ac

cin

e

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

SH

20

19

Ha

em

ag

glu

tin

ati

on

in

hib

itio

n t

itre

Po

st-

infe

cti

on

fe

rre

t a

nti

se

ra

Su

pe

rsc

rip

ts r

efe

r to

an

tis

eru

m p

rop

ert

ies

(<

re

late

s t

o t

he

lo

we

st

dilu

tio

n o

f a

nti

se

rum

us

ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

un

e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

e

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Table 5-6. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Bri

sB

/Bri

sB

/Sth

Au

sB

/Ire

lan

dB

/No

rd-W

es

tB

/No

rwa

yB

/Co

lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

/Wa

sh

'to

nB

/Wa

sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

60

/08

60

/08

81

/12

31

54

/16

1/1

62

40

9/1

70

6/1

70

6/1

70

2/1

90

2/1

9

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r

Sh

5

39

, 5

40

,

54

3, 5

44

, 5

70

,

57

1, 5

74

*1,3

F4

4/1

7*2

F2

5/1

6*2

F1

5/1

6*2

F3

8/1

7*2

F4

0/1

7*2

F2

1/1

8*2

F1

1/1

8*2

F3

7/1

9*2

F3

8/1

9*2

Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

/60

/20

08

1A

20

08

-08

-04

E4

/E4

12

80

64

03

20

80

80

<1

01

60

<1

60

B/S

ou

th A

us

tra

lia

/81

/20

12

1A

20

12

-11

-28

E4

/E2

25

60

64

06

40

80

80

<1

01

60

<3

20

B/Ire

lan

d/3

15

4/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-1

4M

DC

K1

/MD

CK

42

56

01

60

40

16

01

60

<<

<<

<

B/N

ord

rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

01

61

A2

01

6-0

1-0

4C

2/M

DC

K2

12

80

80

40

80

16

0<

<<

<<

B/N

orw

ay

/24

09

/20

17

1

A(∆

2)

20

17

-04

-27

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K3

80

<<

<<

40

80

16

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆

2)

20

17

-02

-05

MD

CK

1/M

DC

K2

80

<<

<<

40

40

16

0<

<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆

2)

20

17

-02

-05

E5

/E2

64

03

20

80

<<

40

40

64

0<

16

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B2

01

9-0

1-1

9C

2/M

DC

K3

64

04

04

0<

<<

<1

60

40

16

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

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78

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NS

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19

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18

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<<

<2

04

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lan

d/9

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04

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60

B/L

isb

oa

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20

19

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-10

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CK

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K1

64

04

01

0<

<<

<8

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03

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B/C

ata

lon

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01

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60

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/20

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20

19

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32

04

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<<

<<

80

40

16

0

B/L

isb

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20

19

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MD

CK

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DC

K1

32

0<

<<

<<

<1

02

01

60

B/L

isb

oa

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20

19

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CK

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80

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<<

<<

40

40

16

0

B/L

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oa

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19

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MD

CK

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DC

K1

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<<

<4

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oa

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<<

<<

20

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B/L

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oa

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re

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f a

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ed

):1 <

= <

40

; 2 <

= <

10

; 3 h

yp

eri

mm

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e s

he

ep

se

rum

; 4 <

= <

20

; N

D =

No

t D

on

e

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Table 5-7. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Victoria-lineage viruses by HI - Summary

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

B/B

ris

B/S

th A

us

B/Ire

lan

dB

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lora

do

B/C

olo

rad

oB

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sh

'to

nB

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sh

'to

n

info

rma

tio

n6

0/0

88

1/1

23

15

4/1

61

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24

09

/17

06

/17

06

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02

/19

02

/19

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KM

DC

KM

DC

KM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

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g

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

r F

44

/17

*2F

25

/16

*4F

38

/17

*2F

16

/16

*2F

40

/17

*2F

09

/18

*4F

11

/18

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37

/19

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38

/19

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Ge

ne

tic

gro

up

1A

1A

1A

1A

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆2)

1A

(∆3

)B1

A(∆

3)B

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/B

ris

ba

ne

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/20

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1A

64

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40

40

16

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20

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<3

20

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ou

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us

tra

lia

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1A

64

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40

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16

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40

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lan

d/3

15

4/2

01

61

A8

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80

16

0<

<<

<<

B/N

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rhe

in-W

es

tfa

len

/1/2

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61

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80

16

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<<

<<

B/N

orw

ay/2

40

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7

1A

(∆2)

20

<<

<4

04

08

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<

B/C

olo

rad

o/0

6/2

01

71

A(∆2)

20

<<

<4

04

08

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<

B/C

olo

rad

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01

71

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16

04

0<

<2

08

03

20

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60

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ote

D'Ivo

ire

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62

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1A

(∆3

)B8

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<<

<<

<1

08

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

)B1

60

<<

<<

<1

60

80

64

0

B/W

as

hin

gto

n/0

2/2

01

9

1A

(∆3

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<<

10

16

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03

20

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ST

VIR

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ES

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ne

tic

gro

up

No

te

ste

dN

o w

ith

10

41

04

87

10

41

04

10

41

04

10

41

04

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vir

us

es

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≤2

-fo

ld1

11

01

76

78

64

%1

.01

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.61

6.3

5.8

75

.06

1.5

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re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld4

11

11

10

31

6

%3

.81

.01

.11

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.09

.62

.91

5.4

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re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld9

91

03

86

10

39

38

68

82

32

4

%9

5.2

99

.09

8.9

99

.08

9.4

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4.6

22

.12

3.1

No

te

ste

dN

o w

ith

66

66

52

66

66

66

66

66

66

1A

(Δ3

)BT

itre

re

du

ce

d ≤

2-f

old

15

35

65

7

%1

.67

.64

.58

4.8

86

.4

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re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld3

11

12

%4

.51

.61

.61

.63

.1

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re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld6

26

55

26

56

66

16

28

9

%9

3.9

98

.41

00

.09

8.4

10

0.0

92

.49

3.9

12

.11

3.6

No

te

ste

dN

o w

ith

99

79

99

99

9

1A

(Δ2)

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≤2

-fo

ld7

83

%7

7.8

88

.93

3.3

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

=4

-fo

ld1

15

%1

1.1

11

.15

5.6

Tit

re r

ed

uc

ed

≥8

-fo

ld9

97

91

19

9

%1

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

00

.01

1.1

11

.11

00

.01

00

.0

Va

cc

ine

Va

cc

ine

NH

20

18

-19

SH

20

20

SH

20

19

NH

20

19

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Re

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nc

e v

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s r

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ult

s a

re t

ak

en

fro

m i

nd

ivid

ua

l ta

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. S

um

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s f

or

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re b

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on

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n t

he

da

ys

th

at

HI a

ss

ays

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re p

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.

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tin

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on

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hib

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n t

itre

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st-

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t a

nti

se

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Figure 3. Phylogenetic comparison of influenza B/Victoria-lineage HA genes

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Table 6. Antigenic analysis of influenza B/Yamagata-lineage viruses by HI

Vir

us

es

Oth

er

Co

lle

cti

on

Pa

ss

ag

eB

/Ph

uk

et

B/E

sto

nia

B/M

as

sB

/Ma

ss

B/W

isB

/Sto

ck

B/P

hu

ke

tB

/Ph

uk

et

B/M

au

rB

/Ma

ur

B/N

or

info

rma

tio

nd

ate

his

tory

30

73

/13

55

66

9/1

10

2/1

20

2/1

21

/10

12

/11

30

73

/13

30

73

/13

17

91

/17

I-7

62

21

34

/19

Pa

ss

ag

e h

isto

ryE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

gE

gg

Eg

gM

DC

KE

gg

MD

CK

MD

CK

Eg

g

Fe

rre

t n

um

be

rS

H6

14

*1,3

F3

9/1

7*2

F1

0/1

6*2

F0

6/1

7*4

F3

6/1

5*2

F0

5/1

7*2

F2

7/1

5*2

F2

5/1

7*2

F0

4/1

8*2

F0

5/1

9*2

F4

8/1

9*2

Ge

ne

tic

Gro

up

32

22

33

33

33

3

RE

FE

RE

NC

E V

IRU

SE

S

B/E

sto

nia

/55

66

9/2

01

12

20

11

-03

-14

MD

CK

2/M

DC

K3

64

04

04

08

04

04

04

04

02

04

0<

B/M

as

sa

ch

us

ett

s/0

2/2

01

22

20

12

-03

-13

MD

CK

1/C

2/M

DC

K4

12

80

16

03

20

32

03

20

16

01

60

16

01

60

32

01

0

B/M

as

sa

ch

us

ett

s/0

2/2

01

22

20

12

-03

-13

E3

/E3

32

01

0<

16

04

04

01

04

0<

10

20

B/W

isc

on

sin

/1/2

01

03

20

10

-02

-20

E3

/E2

12

80

<<

16

08

01

60

40

32

04

04

04

0

B/S

toc

kh

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/12

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11

32

01

1-0

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4/E

26

40

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80

80

16

04

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0

B/P

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t/3

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33

20

13

-11

-21

MD

CK

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25

60

16

03

20

16

03

20

16

01

60

16

03

20

64

02

0

B/P

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ke

t/3

07

3/2

01

33

20

13

-11

-21

E4

/E3

12

80

<<

80

80

80

20

80

20

40

20

B/M

au

riti

us

/17

91

/20

17

32

01

7-0

9-2

0M

DC

K1

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CK

41

28

0<

20

40

40

80

40

80

80

80

<

B/M

au

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us

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62

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18

32

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8-0

9-0

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DC

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CK

31

28

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20

80

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80

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80

16

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ES

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28

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<8

08

08

08

01

60

80

16

01

0

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08

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01

93

20

19

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MD

CK

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DC

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12

80

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04

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04

08

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0

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56

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40

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40

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40

40

40

40

80

<

B/N

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32

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9-1

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20

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04

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04

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08

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B/N

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23

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19

32

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16

40

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04

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Figure 4. Phylogenetic comparison of influenza B/Yamagata-lineage HA genes

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Summaries of data submitted to TESSy

Genetic characterisation

For the 2019–20 season, as of week 8/2020, 2 198 viruses had been characterised genetically and ascribed to a genetic clade:

769 were A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses, with 734 being subclade 6B.1A5 (697 subgroup 6B.1A5A represented by A/Norway/3433/2018 and 37 subgroup 6B.1A5B represented by A/Switzerland/3330/2018), 17 being subgroup 6B.1A7 represented by A/Slovenia/1489/2019, 11 being subgroup 6B.1A1 represented by A/Brisbane/02/2018 and seven attributed to a known group not listed in the 2019–20 reporting categories;

829 were A(H3N2) viruses, with 261 being subgroup 3C.2a1b+T131K represented by A/South Australia/34/2019, 435 being clade 3C.3a represented by A/Kansas/14/2017, 77 being subgroup 3C.2a1b+T135K-B represented by A/Hong Kong/2675/2019, 55 being subgroup 3C.2a1b+T135K-A

represented by A/La Rioja/2202/2018 and one attributed to a known group not listed in the 2019–20 reporting categories;

26 were B/Yamagata-lineage clade 3 represented by the vaccine virus B/Phuket/3073/2013, with a further two attributed to a known group not listed in the 2019–20 reporting categories;

572 were B/Victoria-lineage viruses, with 511 being subclade 1A(Δ3)B represented by B/Washington/02/2019, 18 being subclade 1A(Δ2) represented by the vaccine virus B/Colorado/06/2017, three being subclade 1A(Δ3)A represented by B/Hong Kong/269/2017 and 40 attributed to a known group not listed in the 2019–20 reporting categories.

Antiviral susceptibility Up to week 8/2020, a total of 879 viruses (365 A(H3N2), 336 A(H1N1)pdm09 and 178 type B) collected in the course of the 2019–20 season had been tested for susceptibility to neuraminidase inhibitors, oseltamivir and zanamivir. One A(H3N2) virus showed highly reduced inhibition (HRI) by oseltamivir and reduced inhibition by

zanamivir (RI) and carried NA R292K amino acid substitution. One A(H1N1)pdm09 virus carried NA H275Y substitution indicative of HRI by oseltamivir. One type B virus showed evidence of RI by oseltamivir.

At the WIC this season, 460 viruses from EU/EEA countries have been assessed phenotypically against oseltamivir and zanamivir: 147 A(H1N1)pdm09, 178 A(H3N2), 129 B/Victoria-lineage and 6 B/Yamagata-lineage. Two A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses (A/Denmark/3295/2019 and A/Denmark/3311/2019) showed HRI by zanamivir associated with NA Q136K amino acid substitution, one A(H3N2) virus (A/Limoges/2326/2019) showed RI by zanamivir associated with NA T148I substitution (resulting in the loss of a potential N-linked glycosylation motif) and one B/Victoria-lineage virus (B/Estonia/125782/2020) showed RI by zanamivir.

Influenza A(H7N9) virus On 1 April 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Alert and Response [6] reported that the China Health and Family Planning Commission notified the WHO of three cases of human infection with influenza A(H7N9). A description of the characteristics of H7N9 viruses can be found on the WHO website [7]. Increased numbers of cases were reported over the course of the following seasons and cases were reported in 2017, including the fifth (2016–17) and largest wave to date, which included the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strains that have caused some zoonoses, though few human cases were reported during the 2017–18 season [8]. WHO posted an analysis of information on A(H7N9) viruses on 10 February 2017 [9], and ECDC published a rapid risk assessment on the implications of A(H7N9) for public health on 3 July 2017 [10]. A summary and assessment of influenza viruses at the human–animal interface on 20 January 2020 reports that no new cases of human infection had been detected since the 25 November 2019 report and indicates that there have been no publicly available reports on A(H7N9) from animal health authorities in China in recent months on A(H7N9) detections in animals [11]. The most recent human case was detected in mid-March 2019 [12]. The latest overview of avian influenza by ECDC in collaboration with the European Food Safety Authority and the EU Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza was published on 20 December 2019 and can be found on the ECDC website [13].

Influenza A(H5) virus The most recent monthly risk assessment of influenza at the human–animal interface was published by WHO on 20 January 2020. While no new human cases were reported, detections of various A(H5Nx) subtypes have continued in birds in Africa, Europe and Asia [11]. No new human cases of A(H5N1) infection have been detected since the case in Nepal in March 2019, where there have been reports of A(H5N1) infection in domestic birds since February 2019. This was the first human case of A(H5N1) infection reported to WHO since 2017 [14]. On 18 November 2016, ECDC published a rapid risk assessment related to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 viruses in Europe [15]. As described above, the EU Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, in

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collaboration with ECDC and the European Food Standards Agency, published the latest overview of avian influenza on 20 December 2019, which can be found on the ECDC website [13].

WHO CC reports A description of results generated by the London WHO CC at the WIC and used at the most recent WHO vaccine composition meeting (held in Geneva, Switzerland 24–28 February 2020), and previous ones, can be found at: https://www.crick.ac.uk/partnerships/worldwide-influenza-centre/annual-and-interim-reports

Note on the figures The phylogenetic trees were constructed using RAxML, drawn using FigTree and annotated using Adobe Illustrator. The bars indicate the proportion of nucleotide changes between sequences. Reference strains are viruses to which post-infection ferret antisera have been raised. The colours indicate the month of sample collection. Isolates from WHO NICs in EU/EEA countries are marked (#). Sequences for most viruses from non-

EU/EEA countries were recovered from the GISAID EpiFlu database. We gratefully acknowledge the authors, originating and submitting laboratories of the sequences from the GISAID EpiFlu database, which were downloaded for use in the preparation of this report (all submitters of data may be contacted directly via the GISAID website), along with all laboratories who submitted sequences directly to WHO CC London.

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