Table 1.
Cross-reactions between Egyptian H5N1 influenza viruses in hemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests with ferret antisera
| H5N1 viruses | Antisera to | ||||
| WSM-05 | BHG-05 | T15-06 | CEG-06 | TQE-07 | |
| A/WHOOPER SWAN/MONGOLIA/244/2005 (WSM-05) | 80 | 80 | 40 | 160 | 80 |
| A/BAR-HEADED GOOSE/QINGHAI/1A/2005 (BHG-05) | 80 | 80 | 40 | 160 | 80 |
| A/TURKEY/15/2006 (human) (T15-06) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 160 | 80 |
| A/CHICKEN/EGYPT/1C/2006 (CEG-06) | 80 | NA | 80 | 160 | 80 |
| A/TURKEY/QALUBIA-EGYPT/7/2007 (TQE-07) | 20 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 80 |
| A/CHICKEN/QALUBIA-EGYPT/1/2008 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 |
HI assays were performed using 0.5% CRBCs. NA, not available.