Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads 'between patients'
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8370859.stm
Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.Five patients on a unit treating people with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK,were infected.
Three appear to have acquired the infection in hospital.
They are thought to be the first confirmed cases of person-to-person transmission of a Tamiflu-resistant strain in the world.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8370859.stm
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kitteneater
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!!Heaven forbid our bodies become immune naturally!!!
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kitteneater
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RojoGatto
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shit.
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RojoGatto
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ras_menelik
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The UK has bought enough doses of Tamiflu, which can shorten the duration of swine flu and reduce the risk of complications, for half the population.
Serious concern
So any spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of the illness is a serious public health concern.
The H1N1 virus has been remarkably stable since it emerged in April, but virologists had been half expecting new resistant strains to emerge.
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