Table 3 Comparison of Northern and Southern Hemisphere vaccine strains with the circulating strains per year of observation (2006–2011)
Northern Hemisphere vaccine strains | % Matching Circulating strains | Southern Hemisphere vaccine strains | % Matching Circulating strains |
|---|---|---|---|
2005–2006 |  | 2006 |  |
A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like | 45 | A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like | 45 |
A/California/7/2004-(H3N2)-like a | 20 | A/California/7/2004-(H3N2)-likea | 20 |
B/Shanghai/361/2002-like virus (YAMAGATA) | 4 | B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like (VICTORIA) | 27 |
Total Matching | 69 | Total Matching | 92 |
aA/New York/55/2004(H3N2)-like virus was a circulating virus and was antigenically similar to A/California/7/2004-(H3N2)-like | |||
2006–2007 |  | 2007 |  |
A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like | 34 | A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)-like | 34 |
A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-likea | 3 | A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-likea | 3 |
B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like | 2 | B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like | 2 |
Total matching | 39 | Total matching | 39 |
2007–2008 |  | 2008 |  |
A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1) like | 0 | A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1) like | 0 |
A/Wisconsin/67/2005 (H3N2)-like | 0.12 | A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-likea | 14 |
B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like (VICTORIA lineage) | 15 | B/Florida/4/2006-like (YAMAGATA)b | 55 |
Total matching | 15.12 | Total matching | 69 |
aA/Brisbane/59/2007(H1N1)-like virus (one of the H3N2 circulating strains) is not antigenically similar to A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 (H1N1)-like virus; bB/Shanghai Yamagata lineage (circulating strain) is antigenically similar to B/Florida/4/2006-like virus | |||
2008–2009 |  | 2009 |  |
A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-likea | 1 | A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-likea | 1 |
A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like | 9 | A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like | 9 |
B/Florida/4/2006-like | 0.18 | B/Florida/4/2006-like | 0.18 |
Total Matching | 10.18 | Total Matching | 10.18 |
aA(H1N1) pdm09 was the H1N1 circulating virus for 2009 | Â | ||
2009–2010 |  | 2010 |  |
A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like | 0 | A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-likea | 29 |
A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like | 0 | A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like | 0 |
B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus | 37 | B/Brisbane/60/2008-like | 37 |
Total Matching | 37 | Total Matching | 66 |
aA/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like is antigenically similar to A(H1N1) pdm09 which is a circulating virus | |||
2010 - 2011 | Â | 2011 | Â |
A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like | 53 | A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like | 53 |
A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like | 4 | A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like | 4 |
B/Brisbane/60/2008-likea | 6 | B/Brisbane/60/2008-like | 6 |
Total Matching | 63 | Total Matching | 63 |
aB/Malaysia/2506/2004-like (Victoria lineage) another circulating strain is antigenically similar to B/Brisbane/60/2008-like | |||