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Quantity limit per order for this item is 1. This item can be ordered twice a year. Orders over this limit will be sent to NIAID for approval before shipment.
Vaccinia virus (VACV), strain Lister (Elstree) was deposited to ATCC ® by Dr. James H. Nakano at the Centers for Disease Control in 1978, after isolation from the skin of a sheep. The Lister (Elstree) strain was widely used during the World Health Organization (WHO) program on the eradication of smallpox. Although very effective, it induced rare but severe adverse effects. This was one of the reasons for the discontinuation of vaccination after eradication. The complete genomic sequence of VACV, Lister has been determined (GenBank: AY678276).
Each vial contains approximately 1 mL of cell lysate and supernatant from Cercopithecus aethiops kidney epithelial cellsinfected with VACV, Lister (Elstree).
Vaccination recommended for laboratory staff manipulating vaccinia, monkeypox, or cowpox viruses [CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th ed, 2009].
Additional information and tools are available at ViPR (Virus Pathogen Resource).
If shipping to the U.S. State of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.
For every order of this item, you must provide a valid Permit for Importation and Transportation of Controlled Materials and Organisms and Vectors (VS Form 16-6A) obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Note: These are considered live cultures, not diagnostic or analytics samples. We cannot ship this item until we receive this permit.
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