Influenza B Viruses with Mutation in the Neuraminidase Active Site, North Carolina, USA, 2010–11

Influenza B Viruses with Mutation in the Neuraminidase Active Site, North Carolina, USA, 2010–11

Oseltamivir is 1 of 2 antiviral medications available for the treatment of influenza B virus infections. We describe and characterize a cluster of influenza B viruses circulating in North Carolina with a mutation in the neuraminidase active site that may reduce susceptibility to oseltamivir and the...

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Main Authors: Katrina Sleeman, Tiffany G. Sheu, Zack Moore, Susan Kilpatrick, Shikha Garg, Alicia M. Fry, Larisa V. Gubareva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
zanamivir
oseltamivir
peramivir
neuraminidase inhibitor
viruses
North Carolina
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0787_article

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