Giuseppe
Emeritus
Italy, Padua. Influenza A virus mutated into a child of 3 years
Influenza A virus mutated into a child of 3 years
19 January 2010 - 21.26 (Last Update: 19 January 2010)
PADUA
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[Another instance of mutation discovered on] new influenza A/H1N1 virus in Italy.
The gene [mutation] of the virus was discovered by the laboratory of the Department of Histology Microbiology and Biotechnology, Padua University in a child of three and a half years (immunocompromised), hospitalized in isolation in the pediatric ward of the city hospital.
The child, have assured the physicians, is going well and has never been in danger of dying.
The report was confirmed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Chairman of the Italian Society of Virology, Professor Giorgio Palu '.
The Minister of Health, Ferruccio Fazio, was immediately informed.
In the little patient, explained the professor Pal? was observed resistance to oseltamivir, an antiviral drug that is administered in practice against influenza. Subsequent investigations showed the modified gene of A / H1N1.
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<cite cite="http://www.romagnaoggi.it/cronaca/2010/1/19/149094/"> Influenza A virus mutated into a child of 3 years</cite>19 January 2010 - 21.26 (Last Update: 19 January 2010)
PADUA
[Warning: Google Machine Translation. Edited. mod.]
[Another instance of mutation discovered on] new influenza A/H1N1 virus in Italy.
The gene [mutation] of the virus was discovered by the laboratory of the Department of Histology Microbiology and Biotechnology, Padua University in a child of three and a half years (immunocompromised), hospitalized in isolation in the pediatric ward of the city hospital.
The child, have assured the physicians, is going well and has never been in danger of dying.
The report was confirmed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Chairman of the Italian Society of Virology, Professor Giorgio Palu '.
The Minister of Health, Ferruccio Fazio, was immediately informed.
In the little patient, explained the professor Pal? was observed resistance to oseltamivir, an antiviral drug that is administered in practice against influenza. Subsequent investigations showed the modified gene of A / H1N1.
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