There have been cases of swine flu being resistant to Tamiflu, which indicated that the virus may be mutating. This has warranted investigations and is undeniably fueling concerns among people. Despite this, though, health experts in Europe and North …
Read Original Story: Vaccine Still Effective Despite Swine Flu Mutation – TestCountry.com
The Ministry of Health confirms a mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus on the Chinese mainland. They are stressing that the number of cases is limited. Officials from the the Health Ministry say they discovered the cases several months ago. …
Read Original Story: A/H1N1 flu virus mutation found on Chinese mainland – CCTV
CAIRO: The Egyptian health ministry reported on Tuesday the 11th death as a result of the H1N1 influenza virus, or Swine flu. According to ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahine, a 24-year-old pregnant woman passed away after she was taken to a local …
Read Original Story: Egypt reports 11th Swine flu death as promises of local Tamiflu made – Bikya Masr
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News servicenovember 23, 2009 As public health officials urge more rapid use of antivirals for H1N1, some experts worry the drugs could become over-prescribed for what is a relatively mild illness in most people. …
Read Original Story: Doctors issue caution in using antivirals for H1N1 – Canada.com
The World Health Organization’s top flu expert says two clusters of Tamiflu resistance in H1N1 patients probably don’t signal a change in the virus’s susceptibility to this key drug. Dr. Keiji Fukuda says more investigation is needed of the clusters, …
Read Original Story: WHO says clusters of drug resistant H1N1 unlikely to signal change in virus – The Canadian Press
The Health Ministry said Thursday that two individuals a 71 year old man and a 79 year old woman who were suffering from various serious conditions, have passed away from complications caused by the H1N1 swine flu virus. The two had been patients at …
Read Original Story: Health Ministry: Two More Die from Flu – Arutz Sheva
Recombinomics has stated that a paper published by the National Institute of Health has reported the presence of similar binding receptors in swine flu samples from Brazil, Ukraine and Norway. Although WHO stated that this change was "not significant" …
Read Original Story: 1918 Flu Pandemic Genes Found in Current Swine Flu – Before It's News
The Ross County Health District has added two additional H1N1 vaccination clinics to its schedule, the first of which will take place Monday. The Monday vaccinations will be from 1 to 6 pm at the Nurse-of-the-Day Clinic, 475 Western Ave. …
Read Original Story: Pair of H1N1 clinics added in Ross County – Chillicothe Gazette
In the UK, at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales, person to person transmission of Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) resistant H1N1 infections is confirmed. There were 5 reported cases, all occurring at a unit treating individuals with underlying health…
Read Original Story: Around the World with H1N1 (Swine Flu): Person to Person Transmission of … – The Faster Times
Following closely an announcement from Norway that they had discovered a mutated version of the H1N1 swine flu virus, China has made a similar announcement. While Norway’s encompassed three cases of the H1N1 swine flu, China’s announcement regards …
Read Original Story: China Announces As Many As Eight Infected With Mutated H1N1 – HULIQ
