10 Feb 2009 09:00 AM
Antiviral-Resistant Influenza Strain Indentified In North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Health has identified the strain of
influenza which is resistant to a common treatment called oseltamivir (better known as
Tamiflu®), according to Michelle Feist, influenza surveillance coordinator with the Department
of Health.
"Tests conducted at our lab confirmed that this flu strain taken from a North Dakota resident was an influenza A H1 strain, and further testing performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed it was resistant to the antiviral commonly called Tamiflu®," Feist said…
"Tests conducted at our lab confirmed that this flu strain taken from a North Dakota resident was an influenza A H1 strain, and further testing performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed it was resistant to the antiviral commonly called Tamiflu®," Feist said…
