Abstract: These results indicate that consumption by wild waterfowl of OC in drinking water may promote selection of the
E119V resistance mutation in some strains of H5N2 AIV that could contribute to viruses infecting human populations.
Abstract: Virus isolates carrying the
E119V mutation displayed in vitro replication kinetics similar to those of the wild-type virus, but in vivo, the
E119V virus rapidly reverted back to wild type in the absence of OC, and only the wild-type parental strain was transmitted to contact ducks.
Abstract: We detected development of virus variants carrying a known molecular marker of oseltamivir resistance (
neuraminidase E119V) in 4 out of 6 mallards infected with A/Mallard/Minnesota/182742/1998 (H5N2) and exposed to 1,000 ng/liter OC.