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Novartis' Vaccines and Diagnostics Division has specialized in the development of products to combat over 20 vaccine-preventable viral and bacterial diseases, as well as an array of sophisticated blood-testing equipment. The current portfolio includes vaccines for: * Influenza* Meningitis* Rabies* Tick-borne encephalitis* Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)* Polio* Diphtheria* Tetanus* Pertussis (whooping cough) Novartis is the world’s fifth-largest vaccines manufacturer and the second-largest supplier of influenza vaccines in the US.<ref>Novartis, [http://www.novartis.com/products/vaccines.shtml "Novartis' Vaccines and Diagnostics Division"], Novartis website, accessed December 2008.</ref>