Three reports of oseltamivir resistant novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Thursday, July 09, 2009, 19:15 EDT (7:15 PM EDT)
  
  CDCHAN-00295-2009-07-09-ADV-N
  
  On July 7, 2009 the World Health Organization announced the identification of a third person with oseltamivir resistant novel H1N1 virus infection.
  
  All three people fully recovered after uncomplicated illnesses and did not have contact with each other. Two of the three people are reported to have developed illness while taking oseltamivir preventatively after an exposure to a close contact with novel influenza A (H1N). The third person had no known exposure to oseltamivir.
  
  Results from ongoing testing of novel influenza A (H1N1) viruses indicate that oseltamivir resistance remains rare.
  
  The interim recommendations for the use of antiviral medications for chemoprophylaxis and treatment have not been changed http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/recommendations.htm.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Antiviral Agents Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Viral Influenza, Human/drug Therapy Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Oseltamivir
• Source:
  HAN ; 295
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Update
• Pages in Document:
  4 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  295
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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