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  • Japan : Nurse 11th flu death, without taking Tamiflu

    Edit: the nurse is not the 11th swineflu victim, but the 8th. I merged the threads. Thanks to koma_ikakene for pointing this out.

    New flu death in their 40s, without taking Tamiflu


    Infected with pandemic influenza, August 30, Rishiri Island, Hokkaido was confirmed dead a day is 40-year-old woman in a public health nurse, it did not take the Tamiflu antiviral drug was prescribed from the medical, A survey of the road track.


    Worsening of symptoms was not used for Tamiflu, there is a possibility of acute heart failure caused the way the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Tokyo) to ask, such as information about the presence of pathogenic mutations of the virus and collected investigate.

    According to the road, a public health nurse, at 4:00 pm Last month 29 medical institutions in Wakkanai flu ahead to stay at around A-type infection was confirmed, Tamiflu was prescribed. After that, stayed in hotels, are found dead in a room in the afternoon the next day. Was found that the room is unused Tamiflu.

    Roads, health and safety laboratory is "taking Tamiflu is effective in early treatment of pandemic influenza, not sure why you did not use a public health nurse in health care workers" and that. The public health nurse, was diagnosed with hypertension and regular medical examinations at the workplace, in the same room is still investigating the death of relevance.



    Thanks to Makoto_au_Japon
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