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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus detected
The Department of Health's Public Health Laboratory Services Branch has detected a strain of human swine influenza virus resistant to Tamiflu. This is the sixth case of Tamiflu resistance detected in Hong Kong.
The virus sample was taken from a three-year-old boy who developed flu-like symptoms on August 16. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on August 20. He was discharged two days later.
There is no evidence of further transmission of Tamiflu-resistant human swine flu from the patient.
The case will be reported to the World Health Organisation.
The Department of Health's Public Health Laboratory Services Branch has detected a strain of human swine influenza virus resistant to Tamiflu. This is the sixth case of Tamiflu resistance detected in Hong Kong.
The virus sample was taken from a three-year-old boy who developed flu-like symptoms on August 16. He was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital on August 20. He was discharged two days later.
There is no evidence of further transmission of Tamiflu-resistant human swine flu from the patient.
The case will be reported to the World Health Organisation.
