Swine flu showing Tamiflu resistance - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

6/29/09

Swine flu showing Tamiflu resistance

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By Cassie Hataway | email

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Danish health officials confirm that a patient affected by H1N1 swine flu is now showing signs of resistance to Tamiflu, manufactured by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche. 

Tamiflu has been hailed by the World Health Organization as the answer to the spread of the H1N1 flu pandemic.  

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