Giuseppe
Emeritus
Possible Transmission of Pandemic (HIN1) 2009 Virus with Oseltamivir Resistance (Emerg Infect Dis., letter, extract, edited)
[Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Full PDF Document (LINK). Extract, edited.]
DOI: 10.3201/eid1605.091835
Suggested citation for this article: Mandelboim M, Hindyieh M, Segman-Meningher T, Mendelson E. Possible transmission of pandemic (HIN1) 2009 virus with oseltamivir resistance [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 May; [Epub ahead of print]
Possible Transmission of Pandemic (HIN1) 2009 Virus with Oseltamivir Resistance
To the Editor:
In March 2009, a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus of swine origin emerged; the virus had crossed the species barrier to humans and acquired the capability of human-to-human transmission. Soon after, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert to level 6 (www.who.int/en), declaring the first influenza pandemic in the past 42 years. The virus was named influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. The illness caused by this virus is particularly dangerous for pregnant women and for patients with chronic diseases (1). The preferred treatment is a neuraminidase inhibitor, zanamivir or oseltamivir (2).
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[Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Full PDF Document (LINK). Extract, edited.]
DOI: 10.3201/eid1605.091835
Suggested citation for this article: Mandelboim M, Hindyieh M, Segman-Meningher T, Mendelson E. Possible transmission of pandemic (HIN1) 2009 virus with oseltamivir resistance [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 May; [Epub ahead of print]
Possible Transmission of Pandemic (HIN1) 2009 Virus with Oseltamivir Resistance
To the Editor:
In March 2009, a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus of swine origin emerged; the virus had crossed the species barrier to humans and acquired the capability of human-to-human transmission. Soon after, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert to level 6 (www.who.int/en), declaring the first influenza pandemic in the past 42 years. The virus was named influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. The illness caused by this virus is particularly dangerous for pregnant women and for patients with chronic diseases (1). The preferred treatment is a neuraminidase inhibitor, zanamivir or oseltamivir (2).
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