Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

[gsgs]

Re: Hong Kong: Detection of human swine influenza virus resistant to Tamiflu (7/3/09)

> She was tested positive to HSI but opted not to take tamiflu

[tropical]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

I agree G.W.

Seems that this bug will elude in advance the large scale small remaining possibilities to cure it.

The scenario point to be subsequently an ancient-like one.

Yes Tropical, I agree, there are probably many more cockroaches out there. We have them confirmed now in Denmark, Japan, Washington State, USA, and Hong Kong. Three contenients in three days. I think that qualifies as widespread in anyone's book.

We can argue if the 274 came about in people treated with tamiflu or whether they contracted it with the 274 polymorphism already present meaning the novel strain with this change was fit.

IMO, while we can spend our time debating these points the fact that so many examples of the novel strain have been detected with tamiflu resistance suggests to me that if it is not fit now with this change it is only a matter of time before it will be.

My read? Tamiflu is toast by the fall. We better use our tamiflu now or lose it. The US send 450,000 courses to the southern American hemisphere yesterday. Why not send a whole lot more and soon before it becomes worthless.

GW

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

Yes Tropical, I agree, there are probably many more cockroaches out there. We have them confirmed now in Denmark, Japan, Washington State, USA, and Hong Kong. Three contenients in three days. I think that qualifies as widespread in anyone's book.


GW

Washington State, USA, and Hong Kong are in seasonal H1N1 , not the novel H1N1 ?

[HenryN]

Re: Hong Kong: Detection of human swine influenza virus resistant to Tamiflu (7/3/09)

More cockroaches. They seem to be pretty widespread now or at least they are being reported now.

GW

Cockroach in Hong Kong has (long) legs.

[kiwibird]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

Posted by Chyna on another thread;

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re the Japanese case not responding to Tamiflu..it's my understanding the patient declined to take Tamiflu, and it is only lab testing of the virus that suggested resistance, not that the case didn't respond. I presume the patient didn't feel ill enough to want the Tamiflu, which would only have shortened the duration of her symptoms by a day, and may have been too late to even do that

[HenryN]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

Washington State, USA, and Hong Kong are in seasonal H1N1 , not the novel H1N1 ?

The Washington state post was of seaosnal flu. No one has claim the Washington state isoalte was pandemic flu. However, Hong kong is pandemic flu and patient has asymptomatic/mild case and was never treated with Tamiflu, but had resistance, which was H274Y (although not stated as H274Y). Moreover, since the patient arrived on a direct flight from San Francisco, Tamiflu resistant pandemic flu is also circulating in California.

[SuperNova1987A]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

Posted by Chyna on another thread;

Seems there is a mix-up. Chyna is probably talking about the hong kong case, not the japanese case.

If not, I'd like to know the source of the information.

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[HenryN]

Re: Japan Reports Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Influenza Case

Seems there is a mix-up. Chyna is probably talking about the hong kong case, not the japanese case.

If not, I'd like to know the source of the information.

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Agree. Three cases in one week creates confusion.