The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...

They screened 7196 influenza isolates (6524 of them H3N2 viruses) for amino acid substitutions ... In earlier studies, all H5N1 human isolates tested were resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.

While certain subtypes of influenza A — A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) — are common in humans ... for testing for potential H5N1 infection. "The Centre asked us to conduct surveillance for avian flu ...