Avian flu resistance to Tamiflu renews stockpile concerns
CBC News
Last Updated Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:19:34 EST
Two people infected with avian flu have died despite being treated with Tamiflu, a drug many consider to be the best defence against a flu pandemic, doctors say.
Physicians in Vietnam say they found evidence the H5N1 avian influenza virus can quickly mutate into a form that resists the effects of the frontline drug.
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Last Updated Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:19:34 EST
Two people infected with avian flu have died despite being treated with Tamiflu, a drug many consider to be the best defence against a flu pandemic, doctors say.
Physicians in Vietnam say they found evidence the H5N1 avian influenza virus can quickly mutate into a form that resists the effects of the frontline drug.
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