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In mid-February, a 1-year-old in New Castle County was diagnosed with the A/H1N1 flu strain, which is resistant to antiviral medications. That child was hospitalized, but has fully recovered since. This was the only antiviral-resistant flu case to be diagnosed out of 21 flu cases overall between late November and March 12.
elaware?s Division of Public Health (DPH) identified an antiviral-resistant influenza case on March 19 in a 1-year-old child from New Castle County. The child was hospitalized and has fully recovered. This is Delaware?s first known case of influenza resistant to oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu) for the current flu season.
The case, which is still under investigation, tested positive for influenza A/H1N1 in mid-February. The specimen was part of a random sample submitted for routine anti-viral resistance testing.
?Random sampling is done routinely to determine levels of antiviral resistance,? said Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). ?Of 21 Delaware samples tested for resistance from November 23, 2011, to March 12, 2012, only this one case has been found to be anti-viral resistant.?
elaware?s Division of Public Health (DPH) identified an antiviral-resistant influenza case on March 19 in a 1-year-old child from New Castle County. The child was hospitalized and has fully recovered. This is Delaware?s first known case of influenza resistant to oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu) for the current flu season.
The case, which is still under investigation, tested positive for influenza A/H1N1 in mid-February. The specimen was part of a random sample submitted for routine anti-viral resistance testing.
?Random sampling is done routinely to determine levels of antiviral resistance,? said Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). ?Of 21 Delaware samples tested for resistance from November 23, 2011, to March 12, 2012, only this one case has been found to be anti-viral resistant.?
