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Emergence of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 genogroup 6B and drug resistant virus, India, January to May 2015
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsManmohan Paridaparidamm rediffmail.com
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Citation style for this article: . Emergence of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 genogroup 6B and drug resistant virus, India, January to May 2015. Euro Surveill. 2016;21(5):pii=30124. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.5.30124 Received: 11 Dec 2015; Accepted: 04 Feb 2016
Abstract
To investigate the aetiology of the 2015 A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza outbreak in India, 1,083 nasopharyngeal swabs from suspect patients were screened for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Of 412 positive specimens, six were further characterised by phylogenetic analysis of haemagglutinin (HA) sequences revealing that they belonged to genogroup 6B. A new mutation (E164G) was observed in HA2 of two sequences. Neuraminidase genes in two of 12 isolates from fatal cases on prior oseltamivir treatment harboured the H275Y mutation.
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