Drug Resistance To Tamiflu Confirmed For H7N9 Virus

Resistance to treatment with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and similar drugs in people who have the H7N9 flu virus has now been confirmed, according to new research published in The Lancet. Described as one of the most detailed virological studies of the H7N9 virus to date, the study was led by Dr Zhenghong Yuang of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, China, and Dr Malik Peiris, of the University of Hong Kong, China...
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