Abuse of Amantadine in Poultry May Be Associated with Higher Fatality Rate of H5N1 Infections in Humans.
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27664
Abstract: Amantadine, an anti-viral drug, has been widely used in human anti-influenza treatments. However, several highly-pathogenic avian influenza viruses show amantadine-resistance mutations in the viral matrix 2 (M2) protein. Here we analyzed global H5N1 sequencing data… read more here.
Keywords: abuse amantadine; h5n1; h5n1 infections; amantadine poultry ... See more keywords