Japan: boy is 5th case of Tamiflu resistant H1N1

[Gert van der Hoek]

In Shiga Prefecture, a 5-year-old boy infected with swine flu showed signs of resistance toward Tamiflu, the prefecture said Saturday, becoming the fifth Tamiflu-resistant patient in the country.

Prefecture officials said the virus is likely to have mutated in his body.

Although the boy was given Tamiflu, he showed no signs of recovery and was admitted to a hospital, the officials said, adding he has now fully recovered from the virus.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Japan: boy is 5th case of Tamiflu resistant H1N1

2009.08.31

Five cases of pandemic Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 2009 virus

In Shiga Prefecture, has a pandemic resistant to full Tami H1N1 2009 (pandemic flu) virus is so identified. The newsletter was reported.
Pandemikkuuirusu domestic resistance to Tamiflu, the first five cases of Shiga Prefecture, Osaka far, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, has been confirmed. I picked up the article cited below associated newsletter.

Pandemikkuuirusu is growing nationwide infection will increase the probability of the emergence of resistant viruses Tami full dose of Tamiflu is increasing with more and more infected people.

So far, the virus each year is less toxic than 1,000 victims of seasonal flu fatalities is not about people. But you do not know how to be a mutation of the future expansion of infected people who are pregnant or have underlying diseases are said to still be at risk for serious complications.

For the occurrence of drug-resistant viruses and bacteria, but are not immune to avoid, and I will still worry.

Yet, to inhibit the activity of neuraminidase Relenza and Tamiflu is the same as resistant virus has not been confirmed, and ongoing development of antiviral drugs with different action points.

Nevertheless, the few effective means of Tamiflu anti-flu is used to care I want.
So I can do, when the infection temporarily, until there are no more likely to infect other people to rid the body of the virus, and you only sit in the room.

The new resistant flu virus in check = Shiga, Shiga Prefecture,Japan <br /> 5 of the 30 cases before the Sun, from pandemic influenza patients, anti-influenza drug "Tamiflu" and said the virus was confirmed to be resistant. The resistant virus was found in 5 of domestic cases.

According to the County, five year-old boy patient. Mon 8 to develop because the symptoms did not improve the administration of Tamiflu, was hospitalized on other medical institutions. The boy has already been discharged from hospital. The onset is around that, that after taking Tamiflu and improve symptoms.

2009/08/30 / Newsletter

Confirm flu-resistant virus in Iwate = new domestic cases of four <br /> Iwate Prefecture on March 30, from patients with pandemic influenza, anti-influenza drug "Tamiflu" and said the virus was confirmed to be resistant. Resistant virus was found in Osaka, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Japan following the first four cases. According to the County Health Department, the patient has already recovered, to spread around is not allowed.

According to police, because this patient came around pandemic influenza patients received Tamiflu as a prophylaxis for close contacts. But then develop the first symptoms of pandemic flu and fever. County reported to the government, the analysis of virus samples from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Believed that the virus mutates in the body of a patient infected with a virus resistant to other people who had not.

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