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New strategy for pandemic
IN A first worldwide, researchers from Singapore have proven that the use of a strategy of administering anti-viral drug Tamiflu to people exposed to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks in a closed community was effective in bringing down infection rates and in the process, stop the pandemic in its tracks.
Tamiflu has been used in the treatment and prevention of H1N1 in communities worldwide. While it was easy to test the efficacy of the drug as a treatment tool, large scale studies to determine its effectiveness as a preventive tool during a pandemic was unavailable.
Tamiflu has been used in the treatment and prevention of H1N1 in communities worldwide. While it was easy to test the efficacy of the drug as a treatment tool, large scale studies to determine its effectiveness as a preventive tool during a pandemic was unavailable.
