Influenza A H5N1 clade 2.3.4 virus with a different antiviral susceptibility profile replaced clade 1 virus in humans in northern Vietnam.

BACKGROUND: Prior to 2007, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses isolated from poultry and humans in Vietnam were consistently reported to be clade 1 viruses, susceptible to oseltamivir but resistant to amantadine. Here we describe the re-emergence of human HPAI H5N1 virus infection...

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Main Authors: Le, M, Wertheim, H, Nguyen, H, Taylor, W, Hoang, P, Vuong, C, Nguyen, T, Van, T, Ngoc, B, Bui, T, Nguyen, BG, Nguyen, LT, Luong, S, Phan, P, Pham, H, Fox, A, Nguyen, C, Do, H, Crusat, M, Farrar, J, Jong, d, Horby, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008