Thread: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case
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Old July 2nd, 2009, 03:45 PM
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Default Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case
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Originally Posted by Mamabird View Post
In Osaka, the patient apparently had been diagnosed with Swine Flu before the administering of Tamiflu. See below:

"New swine flu fears: Drug-resistant strain of H1N1 mutation discovered
Agence France Presse

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 12:43 PM

A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said.

It was found in a patient who had been given Tamiflu since first being diagnosed with H1N1 around two weeks ago, Kyodo news agency reported Thursday, citing the Health, Welfare and Labour Ministry."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_w...xzz0K84oXRSL&D




So, perhaps we will have a before and after genetic sequence of NA for comparative purposes.

In any event, these "isolated" incidents are already getting tiresome.
This will also be H274Y and if it was in the initial sample, prior to treatment, then the acquisition (independent of recent treatment, will have been confirmed, Roche's handwaving notwithstanding).
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