Introduction: These studies differed in the influenza A subtypes studied (H1N1, H3N2, or H5N1), the
NA mutations involved (
H275Y,
R292K,
E119V or
I222V), the animal model used (ferret or guinea pig), and the transmission routes studied (direct contact and respiratory droplets); in these studies, the transmissibility of most of the
NA inhibitor-resistant influenza viruses was to some extent less efficient.
Discussion: In a subsequent study, an
R292K mutant of H3N2 virus was not transmitted by direct contact among ferrets.