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Rapid spread of drug-resistant influenza A viruses in the Basque Country, northern Spain, 2000-1 to 2008-9.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 21 May 2009
Vicente D, Cilla G, Montes M, Mendiola J, Pérez-Trallero E
Abstract excerpt
A worldwide increase of adamantane-resistant influenza A(H3N2) and oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) viruses has been observed in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of antiviral drug-resistant influenza A in a region of northern Spain. Resistance to adamantanes was detected in 45.3% (68/150) of influenza AH3 viruses analysed for the period from 2000-1 to 2008-9....
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