4/11/13
Excerpt:
A gene mutation known to help
influenza resist Tamiflu was found in the first of three H7N9
bird-flu patient specimens in China, sequence data show.
The flu virus from the patient in Shanghai has a mutation
known as R292K that causes high-level resistance to the Roche
Holding AG (ROG) pill and reduced sensitivity to a related drug from
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) called Relenza, genetic sequence information
posted on the website of the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian
Influenza Data show. Subsequent H7N9 specimens from a patient in
Shanghai and one in Anhui province don’t show the mutation.
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The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in
Beijing has studied H7N9 specimens and confirmed that the virus
is sensitive to neuraminidase inhibitors, Tashiro said.
Full article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-11/tamiflu-resistance-gene-in-h7n9-bird-flu-spurs-drug-tests.html
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