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Archive Number 20090706.2430
Published Date 06-JUL-2009
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (86): official nomenclature

INFLUENZA A (H1N1) - WORLDWIDE (86): OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE
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Date: Mon 6 Jul 2009
From: an official source [edited]



The following information relates to the question of the proper  
nomenclature for the current pandemic strain of influenza A (H1N1) as  
discussed in "Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (83): antiviral  
resistance 20090705.2417".

For common reference to the virus and the disease, WHO, OIE & FAO are  
now officially using "pandemic (H1N1) 2009" (e.g. there were 2378 new  
confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 reported...) and "pandemic  
(H1N1) 2009 virus." Some documents remain with previous designations  
and are in the process of being changed over.

The designation "(H1N1)v" is being used for the individual isolate  
nomenclature (e.g. A/California/7/2009(H1N1)v).

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[In future, ProMED-mail will conform to the above nomenclature now  
officially agreed to by WHO, OIE and FAO. That is: A/... (H1N1)v will  
designate individual isolates, and the general term will be "pandemic  
(H1N1) 2009".
- Mod.CP]

[see also:
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (83): antiviral resistance 20090705.2417
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (82): transmission 20090704.2402
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (81): epidemic analysis 20090703.2391
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (80): Argentina, human to pig 20090701.2376
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (79): case count 20090701.2372
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (78): Tamiflu resistance, DK 20090630.2359
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (76): comments on 1918 virus (03) 20090625.2309
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (74): susp. origin 20090624.2303
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (73): case count, epidemiology 20090622.2288
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (72): case count, epidemiology 20090619.2261
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (70): risk factors 20090619.2260
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (69): other viral infections 20090618.2254
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (68): southern hemisphere 20090618.2253
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (65): antivirals in pregnancy 20090616.2224
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (64): case count, pandemic 20090616.2221
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (62): Egypt, Lebanon 20090611.2150
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (62): Egypt, Lebanon 20090611.2150
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (60): Egypt (Cairo) 20090608.2117
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (59): Worldwide 20060608.2117
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (58): USA, Africa 20090607.2109
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (57): Brazil, USA 20090605.2090
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (55) 20090603.2056
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (47): China, epidemiology 20090526.1962
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (45) 20090525.1951
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (42) 20090523.1929
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (39) 20090521.1903
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (37) 20090520.1893
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (34) 20090518.1863
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (31) 20090516.1835
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (29) 20090515.1824
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (26) 20090514.1798
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (23) 20090511.1764
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (21) 20090510.1749
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (19) 20090509.1733
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (17) 20090508.1722
Influenza (H1N1) - worldwide (15) 20090507.1709
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (13) 20090506.1695
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide (11): coincident H3N2 variation 20090505.1679
Influenza A (H1N1) - worldwide 20090430.1636
Influenza A (H1N1) "swine flu": worldwide (07), update, pandemic 5  
20090429.1622
Influenza A (H1N1) "swine flu": Worldwide 20090427.1583
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, human: worldwide 20090426.1577
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, human - New Zealand, susp 20090426.1574
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, human - N America (04) 20090426.1569
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, human - N America 20090425.1552
Acute respiratory disease - Mexico, swine virus susp 20090424.1546
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, swine, human - USA (02): (CA, TX) 20090424.1541
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, swine, human - USA: (CA) 20090422.1516
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, swine, human - Spain 20090220.0715]
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