Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported
In North Carolina.
The Associated Press
WFLS News
Date published: 11/20/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say four people in North
Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's
resistant to the drug Tamiflu.
It's the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S.
Health officials said Friday the four cases were reported at
Duke University Hospital in Durham over the past six weeks.
Tamiflu is one of two medicines that help against swine flu.
Health officials have been closely watching for signs that the
virus is mutating, making the drugs ineffective.
About 52 resistant cases have been reported in the world since
April, including 15 in the U.S. so far. Officials with the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say almost all the U.S.
cases have been isolated.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Date published: 11/20/2009
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