Favipiravir-resistant influenza A virus shows potential for transmission.

Favipiravir is a nucleoside analogue which has been licensed to treat influenza in the event of a new pandemic. We previously described a favipiravir resistant influenza A virus generated by in vitro passage in presence of drug with two mutations: K229R in PB1, which conferred resistance at a cost t...

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Main Authors: Daniel H Goldhill, Ada Yan, Rebecca Frise, Jie Zhou, Jennifer Shelley, Ana Gallego Cortés, Shahjahan Miah, Omolola Akinbami, Monica Galiano, Maria Zambon, Angie Lackenby, Wendy S Barclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008937