Japan's 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 influenza detected

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TOKYO, July 3 Kyodo -
The health ministry said Thursday it has detected a genetic mutation of the new
H1N1 strain of influenza A that is resistant to the anti-flu drug Tamiflu, the
first such virus in Japan.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said the Tamiflu-resistant virus was
detected in a woman infected with the new influenza in Osaka Prefecture.
The patient is already recovering after being administered Relenza, another
anti-flu drug.
According to the ministry, the female patient had been administered Tamiflu
since May 18 after she was found to have had close contact with another
confirmed infected patient the previous day.
There is no sign of any further spread of the Tamiflu-resistant virus, the
ministry added.
==Kyodo