Abstract
The limited availability of approved influenza virus antivirals highlights the importance of studying the fitness and transmissibility of drug-resistant viruses. S247N is a novel, naturally occurring N1 neuraminidase mutation that reduces oseltamivir sensitivity and greatly potentiates oseltamivir resistance in the context of the H275Y mutation. Here we show that highly oseltamivir-resistant viruses containing both the S247N and H275Y mutations transmit efficiently in the guinea pig transmission model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5386-5389 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Virology |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2012 |