Table 3.
BCG strains currently used in selected countries.
| Danish SSI | BCG Japan/Tokyo 172 | Pasteur | Moscow/SII | Bulgaria | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Bhutan | Argentina | Bangladesh | Bulgaria | Angola (Connaught) |
| Belarus | Canada | Belgium | Gambia | Estonia | Australia (Connaught) |
| Czech Republic | Finland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | India | Hungary | Brazil (Moreau) |
| Denmark | Ghana | Colombia | Mongolia | Nigeria | China (various) |
| Ethiopia | Japan | El Salvador | Russian Fed. | Slovak Rep. | Congo (various) |
| France | Kazakhstan | Indonesia | Togo | Ukraine | Croatia (Moreau) |
| Germany | Kuwait | Iran | Turkey | Moldova (Japan and India) | |
| Greece | Malaysia | Montenegro | Peru (Meriuex) | ||
| Greenland | Marshall Islands | Republic of Korea | Poland (Moreau) | ||
| Ireland | Mexico | Senegal | Saudi Arabia (various) | ||
| Italy | Pakistan | Serbia | Uganda (various) | ||
| Latvia | Philippines | Tunisia | |||
| Malta | Portugal | Uruguay | |||
| Netherlands | Taiwan | ||||
| New Zealand | Tajikistan | ||||
| Norway | Thailand | ||||
| Romania | |||||
| Singapore | |||||
| Slovenia | |||||
| South Africa | |||||
| Sudan | |||||
| Sweden | |||||
| Switzerland | |||||
| United Kingdom |
BCG strains used by each country. Data from the BCG World Atlas (http://www.bcgatlas.org/, accessed on 1 September 2021).