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Rare Influenza A (H3N2) Variants with Reduced Sensitivity to Antiviral Drugs

Authors :
Clyde Dapat
Yasushi Suzuki
Reiko Saito
Yadanar Kyaw
Yi Yi Myint
Nay Lin
Htun Naing Oo
Khin Yi Oo
Ne Win
Makoto Naito
Go Hasegawa
Isolde C. Dapat
Hassan Zaraket
Tatiana Baranovich
Makoto Nishikawa
Takehiko Saito
Hiroshi Suzuki
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 493-496 (2010)
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010.

Abstract

In 2007 and 2008 in Myanmar, we detected influenza viruses A (H3N2) that exhibited reduced sensitivity to both zanamivir and amantadine. These rare and naturally occurring viruses harbored a novel Q136K mutation in neuraminidase and S31N mutation in M2.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
16
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f82f10bed03146748587ed5f5de916d8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.091321